Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Korea
1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 207 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 0.9958 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9748 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per unit of gdp, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Korea, at 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.