Somalia vs South Africa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Somalia
-0.3%
in 2025
South Africa
-0.1%
in 2025
Somalia rank
172nd
South Africa rank
169th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.1% against -0.3% in Somalia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 172nd and South Africa ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.5% | 4.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -0.4% | 0.7% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Somalia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -0.1% against -0.3% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.2%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Somalia ranks 172nd and South Africa ranks 169th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.