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

Argentina
2,434 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
2,265 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
113th
South Africa rank
116th

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

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2,434 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,265 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 169 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.

Argentina ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 116th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 269.83 BoP, current US$ per person 521.28 BoP, current US$ per person 251.45 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1980s 344.26 BoP, current US$ per person 694.1 BoP, current US$ per person 349.84 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 746.2 BoP, current US$ per person 738.64 BoP, current US$ per person 7.57 BoP, current US$ per person Argentina
2000s 1,346 BoP, current US$ per person 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person 26.99 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 1,977 BoP, current US$ per person 2,068 BoP, current US$ per person 91.2 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 2,087 BoP, current US$ per person 2,166 BoP, current US$ per person 79.45 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Argentina or South Africa?
Argentina, at 2,434 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,265 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Argentina and South Africa?
169 BoP, current US$ 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Argentina ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Exports of goods, services and primary income (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
244 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2025
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Exports of goods, services and primary income (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.