Argentina vs South Africa: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Argentina
2,294 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
2,077 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
112th
South Africa rank
115th

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2,294 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,077 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 217 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.

Argentina ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 115th of 200 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 258.1 BoP, current US$ per person 506.8 BoP, current US$ per person 248.69 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1980s 327.21 BoP, current US$ per person 668.89 BoP, current US$ per person 341.68 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 637.16 BoP, current US$ per person 713.9 BoP, current US$ per person 76.74 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 1,221 BoP, current US$ per person 1,291 BoP, current US$ per person 69.17 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 1,896 BoP, current US$ per person 1,950 BoP, current US$ per person 53.06 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 1,980 BoP, current US$ per person 1,993 BoP, current US$ per person 13.02 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Argentina or South Africa?
Argentina, at 2,294 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,077 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Argentina and South Africa?
217 BoP, current US$ per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Argentina ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 115th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,706 data points, 1960–2025
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Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.