Peru vs South Africa: Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Peru
0.2997 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Peru rank
119th
South Africa rank
116th

Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
0.10.150.20.250.30.35196019922025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2997 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Peru, a difference of 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Peru ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 116th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2327 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.1574 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2379 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0805 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.1881 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2563 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.1351 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0724 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.2376 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2608 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.251 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2759 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.2785 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3146 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Peru or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2997 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Peru and South Africa?
0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Peru ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
237 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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