Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Services, value added per worker
Services, value added per worker over time
- Korea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 53,735 constant 2015 US$ against 13,470 constant 2015 US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 40,265 constant 2015 US$.
That makes Korea's figure about 4.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,963 constant 2015 US$ | 9,497 constant 2015 US$ | 20,466 constant 2015 US$ | Korea |
| 2000s | 38,699 constant 2015 US$ | 10,522 constant 2015 US$ | 28,177 constant 2015 US$ | Korea |
| 2010s | 46,329 constant 2015 US$ | 12,326 constant 2015 US$ | 34,003 constant 2015 US$ | Korea |
| 2020s | 52,733 constant 2015 US$ | 12,962 constant 2015 US$ | 39,771 constant 2015 US$ | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added per worker, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Korea, at 53,735 constant 2015 US$ against 13,470 constant 2015 US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added per worker between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 40,265 constant 2015 US$, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for services, value added per worker?
- Korea ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.