Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: GDP

Pre-demographic dividend
1.67 trillion current US$
in 2025
South Africa
427.18 billion current US$
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend rank
35th
South Africa rank
40th

GDP over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T196019922025

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 1.67 trillion current US$ against 427.18 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 1.24 trillion current US$.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 3.9 times South Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 32.36 billion current US$ 13.01 billion current US$ 19.35 billion current US$ Pre-demographic dividend
1970s 102.85 billion current US$ 38.78 billion current US$ 64.07 billion current US$ Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 254.75 billion current US$ 89.59 billion current US$ 165.16 billion current US$ Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 280.18 billion current US$ 151.74 billion current US$ 128.44 billion current US$ Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 556.08 billion current US$ 244.08 billion current US$ 312.00 billion current US$ Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 1.34 trillion current US$ 393.84 billion current US$ 950.35 billion current US$ Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 1.64 trillion current US$ 395.89 billion current US$ 1.25 trillion current US$ Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 1.67 trillion current US$ against 427.18 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
1.24 trillion current US$, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for gdp?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-current-us/pre-demographic-dividend/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-current-us/pre-demographic-dividend/south-africa/">Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GDP (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.