Hong Kong vs South Africa: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing over time
- Hong Kong
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 7.43 National currency per US dollar against 5.61 National currency per US dollar in Hong Kong, a difference of 1.82 National currency per US dollar.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 53 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.09 National currency per US dollar | 1.94 National currency per US dollar | 5.16 National currency per US dollar | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 5.84 National currency per US dollar | 3.53 National currency per US dollar | 2.32 National currency per US dollar | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 5.75 National currency per US dollar | 5.77 National currency per US dollar | 0.0167 National currency per US dollar | South Africa |
| 2020s | 5.75 National currency per US dollar | 7.33 National currency per US dollar | 1.58 National currency per US dollar | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing, Hong Kong or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 7.43 National currency per US dollar against 5.61 National currency per US dollar in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing between Hong Kong and South Africa?
- 1.82 National currency per US dollar, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and South Africa rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Hong Kong ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org