Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita

Korea
37,884 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,609 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 37,884 current US$ per person against 1,609 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36,275 current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 23.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 207 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 3,861 current US$ per person 676.18 current US$ per person 3,185 current US$ per person Korea
1990s 10,438 current US$ per person 727.9 current US$ per person 9,710 current US$ per person Korea
2000s 18,127 current US$ per person 963.14 current US$ per person 17,164 current US$ per person Korea
2010s 29,564 current US$ per person 1,624 current US$ per person 27,940 current US$ per person Korea
2020s 37,281 current US$ per person 1,681 current US$ per person 35,601 current US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, atlas method (current us$), per capita, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 37,884 current US$ per person against 1,609 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), per capita between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36,275 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
254 places, 13,209 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

GNI, Atlas method (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.