Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Afghanistan
12.19 billion current GBP
in 2014
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
12.54 billion current GBP
in 1992
Afghanistan rank
110th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
109th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 12.54 billion current GBP against 12.19 billion current GBP in Afghanistan, a difference of 349.90 million current GBP.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 110th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 109th of 200 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 103.24 million current GBP 440.18 million current GBP 336.94 million current GBP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 376.20 million current GBP 984.76 million current GBP 608.56 million current GBP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 1.14 billion current GBP 4.17 billion current GBP 3.03 billion current GBP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 1.77 billion current GBP 13.91 billion current GBP 12.14 billion current GBP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Afghanistan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 12.54 billion current GBP against 12.19 billion current GBP in Afghanistan as of 1992.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
349.90 million current GBP, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
34 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 1989.
How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Afghanistan ranks 110th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 109th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.