South Africa vs Tunisia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

South Africa
12,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Tunisia
12,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
113th
Tunisia rank
115th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Tunisia
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 12,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Tunisia, a difference of 508 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 113th and Tunisia ranks 115th of 181 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 8,664 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,219 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,445 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
1970s 10,291 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,070 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,222 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
1980s 10,378 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,858 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,520 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
1990s 10,179 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,743 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,436 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
2000s 13,687 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 10,755 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,932 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
2010s 15,375 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 13,023 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,352 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
2020s 12,709 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 12,573 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 136 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, South Africa or Tunisia?
South Africa, at 12,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 12,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between South Africa and Tunisia?
508 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tunisia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Tunisia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
South Africa ranks 113th and Tunisia ranks 115th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.