Singapore vs South Africa: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Singapore
129,194 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
118,025 current LCU per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
102nd
South Africa rank
104th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Singapore
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k196019922025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 129,194 current LCU per person against 118,025 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 11,169 current LCU per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 104th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,707 current LCU per person 484.64 current LCU per person 1,223 current LCU per person Singapore
1970s 5,677 current LCU per person 1,179 current LCU per person 4,498 current LCU per person Singapore
1980s 15,101 current LCU per person 4,225 current LCU per person 10,877 current LCU per person Singapore
1990s 32,189 current LCU per person 13,502 current LCU per person 18,686 current LCU per person Singapore
2000s 48,387 current LCU per person 36,946 current LCU per person 11,440 current LCU per person Singapore
2010s 76,674 current LCU per person 76,765 current LCU per person 90.16 current LCU per person South Africa
2020s 115,277 current LCU per person 107,312 current LCU per person 7,965 current LCU per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Singapore or South Africa?
Singapore, at 129,194 current LCU per person against 118,025 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Singapore and South Africa?
11,169 current LCU per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Singapore and South Africa rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Singapore ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 104th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (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.