Colombia vs South Africa: GDP, PPP
GDP, PPP over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.21 trillion current international $ against 1.03 trillion current international $ in South Africa, a difference of 179.73 billion current international $.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Colombia ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 218.44 billion current international $ | 303.36 billion current international $ | 84.92 billion current international $ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 354.37 billion current international $ | 508.64 billion current international $ | 154.26 billion current international $ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 631.93 billion current international $ | 743.46 billion current international $ | 111.53 billion current international $ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.04 trillion current international $ | 918.49 billion current international $ | 125.56 billion current international $ | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 1.21 trillion current international $ against 1.03 trillion current international $ in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp between Colombia and South Africa?
- 179.73 billion current international $, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for gdp, ppp?
- Colombia ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as GDP, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.