Ethiopia vs South Africa: GNI (current LCU), per capita
Ethiopia
111,231 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
115,762 current LCU per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
102nd
South Africa rank
101st
GNI (current LCU), per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 115,762 current LCU per person against 111,231 current LCU per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 4,531 current LCU per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 102nd 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 | Ethiopia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 217.07 current LCU per person | 469.12 current LCU per person | 252.05 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 314.6 current LCU per person | 1,139 current LCU per person | 824.18 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 481.3 current LCU per person | 4,077 current LCU per person | 3,596 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 759.01 current LCU per person | 13,229 current LCU per person | 12,470 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1,689 current LCU per person | 36,120 current LCU per person | 34,431 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 12,305 current LCU per person | 74,855 current LCU per person | 62,551 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 63,397 current LCU per person | 105,363 current LCU per person | 41,966 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, Ethiopia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 115,762 current LCU per person against 111,231 current LCU per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per capita between Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 4,531 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for gni (current lcu), per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 102nd 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.