South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

South Korea
12,437 current US$ per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
905.81 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
31st

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019922025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 12,437 current US$ per person against 905.81 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 11,531 current US$ per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 13.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

South Korea ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 53.9 current US$ per person 65.54 current US$ per person 11.63 current US$ per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 217.26 current US$ per person 250.65 current US$ per person 33.38 current US$ per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 1,046 current US$ per person 412.86 current US$ per person 632.8 current US$ per person South Korea
1990s 3,657 current US$ per person 360.36 current US$ per person 3,297 current US$ per person South Korea
2000s 6,044 current US$ per person 674.19 current US$ per person 5,370 current US$ per person South Korea
2010s 10,446 current US$ per person 1,054 current US$ per person 9,393 current US$ per person South Korea
2020s 11,885 current US$ per person 936.35 current US$ per person 10,948 current US$ per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 12,437 current US$ per person against 905.81 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
11,531 current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
South Korea ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 11,330 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Industry (including construction), value added (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.