Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita

Korea
21,609 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
872.34 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 21,609 constant 2015 US$ per person against 872.34 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 20,737 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 24.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 195 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 3,388 constant 2015 US$ per person 566 constant 2015 US$ per person 2,822 constant 2015 US$ per person Korea
1990s 7,192 constant 2015 US$ per person 541.23 constant 2015 US$ per person 6,651 constant 2015 US$ per person Korea
2000s 11,952 constant 2015 US$ per person 651.48 constant 2015 US$ per person 11,301 constant 2015 US$ per person Korea
2010s 16,522 constant 2015 US$ per person 859.4 constant 2015 US$ per person 15,663 constant 2015 US$ per person Korea
2020s 20,398 constant 2015 US$ per person 846.2 constant 2015 US$ per person 19,551 constant 2015 US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 21,609 constant 2015 US$ per person against 872.34 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20,737 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,810 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.