Singapore vs South Africa: GNI (current LCU), per capita
Singapore
107,365 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
115,762 current LCU per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
104th
South Africa rank
101st
GNI (current LCU), per capita over time
- Singapore
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 115,762 current LCU per person against 107,365 current LCU per person in Singapore, a difference of 8,397 current LCU per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 101st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,747 current LCU per person | 469.12 current LCU per person | 1,278 current LCU per person | Singapore |
| 1970s | 5,641 current LCU per person | 1,139 current LCU per person | 4,502 current LCU per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 14,795 current LCU per person | 4,077 current LCU per person | 10,718 current LCU per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 32,243 current LCU per person | 13,229 current LCU per person | 19,013 current LCU per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 46,778 current LCU per person | 36,120 current LCU per person | 10,659 current LCU per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 71,668 current LCU per person | 74,855 current LCU per person | 3,187 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 95,668 current LCU per person | 105,363 current LCU per person | 9,695 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, Singapore or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 115,762 current LCU per person against 107,365 current LCU per person in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per capita between Singapore and South Africa?
- 8,397 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and South Africa rank globally for gni (current lcu), per capita?
- Singapore ranks 104th 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.