Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita

Saudi Arabia
38,523 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
37,072 current LCU per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
102nd
South Africa rank
104th

Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 38,523 current LCU per person against 37,072 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 1,451 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 104th of 193 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,793 current LCU per person 127.86 current LCU per person 2,666 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 19,661 current LCU per person 294.68 current LCU per person 19,367 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 25,739 current LCU per person 1,076 current LCU per person 24,663 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 15,210 current LCU per person 2,838 current LCU per person 12,373 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 29,484 current LCU per person 9,745 current LCU per person 19,739 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 40,963 current LCU per person 21,201 current LCU per person 19,762 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 37,996 current LCU per person 33,878 current LCU per person 4,118 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
Saudi Arabia, at 38,523 current LCU per person against 37,072 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
1,451 current LCU per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 104th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,072 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.