Egypt vs South Africa: GNI (current LCU), per capita
Egypt
146,574 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
115,762 current LCU per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
98th
South Africa rank
101st
GNI (current LCU), per capita over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 146,574 current LCU per person against 115,762 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 30,812 current LCU per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 101st of 208 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.93 current LCU per person | 539.28 current LCU per person | 462.35 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 150.05 current LCU per person | 1,139 current LCU per person | 988.73 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 708.19 current LCU per person | 4,077 current LCU per person | 3,369 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2,993 current LCU per person | 13,229 current LCU per person | 10,237 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7,144 current LCU per person | 36,120 current LCU per person | 28,976 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 26,416 current LCU per person | 74,855 current LCU per person | 48,439 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 87,589 current LCU per person | 105,363 current LCU per person | 17,774 current LCU per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current lcu), per capita, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 146,574 current LCU per person against 115,762 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per capita between Egypt and South Africa?
- 30,812 current LCU per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for gni (current lcu), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 101st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (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.