South Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

South Korea
16,815 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
414.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0k10.0k15.0k197620002025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 16,815 BoP, current US$ per person against 414.03 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16,401 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 40.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 200 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 438.26 BoP, current US$ per person 138.43 BoP, current US$ per person 299.83 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
1980s 910.95 BoP, current US$ per person 143.29 BoP, current US$ per person 767.66 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
1990s 2,687 BoP, current US$ per person 139.43 BoP, current US$ per person 2,547 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
2000s 6,696 BoP, current US$ per person 280.55 BoP, current US$ per person 6,415 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
2010s 13,165 BoP, current US$ per person 420.46 BoP, current US$ per person 12,744 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
2020s 14,817 BoP, current US$ per person 386.62 BoP, current US$ per person 14,431 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, South Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 16,815 BoP, current US$ per person against 414.03 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16,401 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,706 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (BoP, 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.