What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?

41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP

Republic of Korea

1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Republic of Korea rank

36th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

34th

GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Republic of Korea
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 207 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Sub-Saharan Africa	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
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	Republic of 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
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	Republic of 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	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per unit of gdp, Republic of Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Republic of Korea, at 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Republic of Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), 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: 24 August 2026

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.