Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Korea
12,384 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
371.66 current US$ per person
in 2023
Korea rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
34th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time
- Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Korea currently reports 12,384 current US$ per person against 371.66 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12,012 current US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 33.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.51 current US$ per person | 14.47 current US$ per person | 10.04 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1970s | 218.04 current US$ per person | 44.44 current US$ per person | 173.59 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1980s | 794.19 current US$ per person | 60.9 current US$ per person | 733.29 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1990s | 2,326 current US$ per person | 79.91 current US$ per person | 2,246 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 5,252 current US$ per person | 217.98 current US$ per person | 5,034 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 9,563 current US$ per person | 373.79 current US$ per person | 9,190 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 11,797 current US$ per person | 338.28 current US$ per person | 11,459 current US$ per person | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Korea, at 12,384 current US$ per person against 371.66 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12,012 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.