Africa Eastern and Southern vs Korea: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.7868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea
0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
18th
Korea rank
20th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.1773 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Korea ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th and Korea ranks 20th of 32 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 1.81 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
1990s 1.47 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 0.8606 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.927 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0664 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2020s 0.8433 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0869 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit, Africa Eastern and Southern or Korea?
Korea, at 0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit between Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea?
0.1773 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th and Korea ranks 20th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 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.