Bangladesh vs South Africa: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita

Bangladesh
21,910 constant LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
21,851 constant LCU per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
100th
South Africa rank
101st

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 21,910 constant LCU per person against 21,851 constant LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 59 constant LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 101st of 179 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 11,157 constant LCU per person 11,756 constant LCU per person 599.14 constant LCU per person South Africa
1970s 3,652 constant LCU per person 13,385 constant LCU per person 9,733 constant LCU per person South Africa
1980s 998.18 constant LCU per person 11,277 constant LCU per person 10,279 constant LCU per person South Africa
1990s 2,188 constant LCU per person 11,703 constant LCU per person 9,515 constant LCU per person South Africa
2000s 8,199 constant LCU per person 16,702 constant LCU per person 8,503 constant LCU per person South Africa
2010s 17,175 constant LCU per person 21,590 constant LCU per person 4,415 constant LCU per person South Africa
2020s 20,743 constant LCU per person 22,414 constant LCU per person 1,671 constant LCU per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita, Bangladesh or South Africa?
Bangladesh, at 21,910 constant LCU per person against 21,851 constant LCU per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita between Bangladesh and South Africa?
59 constant LCU per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 101st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita
Unit
constant LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,601 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.