El Salvador vs South Africa: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita

El Salvador
5,636 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
5,590 current US$ per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
101st
South Africa rank
102nd

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 5,636 current US$ per person against 5,590 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 46 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 102nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 253.64 current US$ per person 518.37 current US$ per person 264.72 current US$ per person South Africa
1970s 406.06 current US$ per person 1,034 current US$ per person 627.5 current US$ per person South Africa
1980s 718.75 current US$ per person 1,934 current US$ per person 1,216 current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 1,356 current US$ per person 2,833 current US$ per person 1,476 current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 2,485 current US$ per person 3,928 current US$ per person 1,443 current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 3,779 current US$ per person 5,830 current US$ per person 2,051 current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 5,041 current US$ per person 5,237 current US$ per person 195.96 current US$ per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita, El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 5,636 current US$ per person against 5,590 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita between El Salvador and South Africa?
46 current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita?
El Salvador ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 102nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 11,145 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (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.