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
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196019922025

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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Indicator
GNI (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 11,276 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.