Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Korea
34,344 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2,052 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 34,344 current US$ per person against 2,052 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 32,292 current US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 16.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 186 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,267 current US$ per person | 688.47 current US$ per person | 2,579 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1990s | 10,190 current US$ per person | 836.55 current US$ per person | 9,354 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 17,791 current US$ per person | 1,121 current US$ per person | 16,670 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 28,750 current US$ per person | 1,827 current US$ per person | 26,923 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 34,688 current US$ per person | 1,883 current US$ per person | 32,805 current US$ per person | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Korea, at 34,344 current US$ per person against 2,052 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 32,292 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (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.