Libya vs South Africa: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita

Libya
920.37 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
915.19 current US$ per person
in 2025
Libya rank
122nd
South Africa rank
123rd

Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time

  • Libya
  • South Africa
01.0k2.0k3.0k196019922025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 920.37 current US$ per person against 915.19 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 5.18 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 123rd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 858.12 current US$ per person 567.86 current US$ per person 290.26 current US$ per person Libya
2000s 1,412 current US$ per person 871.84 current US$ per person 540.51 current US$ per person Libya
2010s 1,692 current US$ per person 1,256 current US$ per person 436.04 current US$ per person Libya
2020s 788.94 current US$ per person 885.87 current US$ per person 96.93 current US$ per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, Libya or South Africa?
Libya, at 920.37 current US$ per person against 915.19 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Libya and South Africa?
5.18 current US$ per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Libya and South Africa rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
Libya ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 123rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Libya vs South Africa: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-capital-formation-current-us-per-capita/libya/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-capital-formation-current-us-per-capita/libya/south-africa/">Libya vs South Africa: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,947 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.