South Korea vs Lower middle income: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per capita
South Korea
13,910 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Lower middle income
353.45 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
28th
Lower middle income rank
31st
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- South Korea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 13,910 BoP, current US$ per person against 353.45 BoP, current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 13,557 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 39.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 200 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 307.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 263.21 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 733.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 683.03 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2,246 BoP, current US$ per person | 61.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,185 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5,625 BoP, current US$ per person | 155.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,470 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 11,233 BoP, current US$ per person | 290.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 10,942 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 12,691 BoP, current US$ per person | 324.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 12,367 BoP, current US$ per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per capita, South Korea or Lower middle income?
- South Korea, at 13,910 BoP, current US$ per person against 353.45 BoP, current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per capita between South Korea and Lower middle income?
- 13,557 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lower middle income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods exports (BoP, 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.