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

Republic of Korea
36,849 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,623 current US$ per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

GNI (current US$), per capita over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196019922025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 36,849 current US$ per person against 1,623 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 35,226 current US$ per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 22.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 3,955 current US$ per person 663.7 current US$ per person 3,292 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1990s 10,187 current US$ per person 732.39 current US$ per person 9,455 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2000s 18,014 current US$ per person 1,012 current US$ per person 17,002 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2010s 30,096 current US$ per person 1,646 current US$ per person 28,450 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 36,146 current US$ per person 1,652 current US$ per person 34,494 current US$ per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Republic of Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Republic of Korea, at 36,849 current US$ per person against 1,623 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35,226 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 13,916 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GNI (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.