South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita

South Korea
34,500 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5,676 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 34,500 constant 2015 US$ per person against 5,676 constant 2015 US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 28,824 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 6.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 163 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 21,640 constant 2015 US$ per person 4,063 constant 2015 US$ per person 17,576 constant 2015 US$ per person South Korea
2010s 28,333 constant 2015 US$ per person 5,073 constant 2015 US$ per person 23,260 constant 2015 US$ per person South Korea
2020s 33,450 constant 2015 US$ per person 5,384 constant 2015 US$ per person 28,067 constant 2015 US$ per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
South Korea, at 34,500 constant 2015 US$ per person against 5,676 constant 2015 US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
28,824 constant 2015 US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,409 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.