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

South Africa
12,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Vietnam
13,055 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
113th
Vietnam rank
111th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

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

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 13,055 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 12,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in South Africa, a difference of 435 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 113th and Vietnam ranks 111th of 181 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 10,103 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,430 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,674 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
1990s 10,179 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,071 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,108 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
2000s 13,687 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,079 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 9,609 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
2010s 15,375 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,951 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,424 international-$ in 2021 prices per person South Africa
2020s 12,709 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 12,559 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 150.67 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 Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 13,055 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 12,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between South Africa and Vietnam?
435 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Vietnam?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Vietnam rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
South Africa ranks 113th and Vietnam ranks 111th 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.