South Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current)

South Korea
28,116 current international $ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
3,859 current international $ per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
36th

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) over time

  • South Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 28,116 current international $ per person against 3,859 current international $ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 24,257 current international $ per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 7.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 182 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 6,943 current international $ per person 1,099 current international $ per person 5,844 current international $ per person South Korea
2000s 12,303 current international $ per person 1,651 current international $ per person 10,653 current international $ per person South Korea
2010s 17,662 current international $ per person 2,522 current international $ per person 15,140 current international $ per person South Korea
2020s 24,482 current international $ per person 3,330 current international $ per person 21,152 current international $ per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current), South Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
South Korea, at 28,116 current international $ per person against 3,859 current international $ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) between South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
24,257 current international $ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
South Korea ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per capita
Unit
current international $ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
225 places, 6,836 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.