Australia vs South Africa: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

Australia
23,295 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
22,295 current LCU per person
in 2025
Australia rank
91st
South Africa rank
94th

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 23,295 current LCU per person against 22,295 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 1,000 current LCU per person.

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

Australia ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 94th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 247.25 current LCU per person 46.31 current LCU per person 200.94 current LCU per person Australia
1970s 832.07 current LCU per person 143.01 current LCU per person 689.06 current LCU per person Australia
1980s 2,722 current LCU per person 675.41 current LCU per person 2,047 current LCU per person Australia
1990s 5,122 current LCU per person 2,349 current LCU per person 2,773 current LCU per person Australia
2000s 8,346 current LCU per person 6,168 current LCU per person 2,177 current LCU per person Australia
2010s 13,226 current LCU per person 14,626 current LCU per person 1,399 current LCU per person South Africa
2020s 20,093 current LCU per person 20,666 current LCU per person 573.02 current LCU per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, Australia or South Africa?
Australia, at 23,295 current LCU per person against 22,295 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Australia and South Africa?
1,000 current LCU per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
Australia ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 94th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 8,753 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.