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)
00.250.50.7511.2196019922025

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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Indicator
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 13,841 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.