Morocco vs South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

Morocco
2.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
2.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Morocco rank
87th
South Africa rank
84th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
01234199020072025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Morocco, a difference of 0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th of 198 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.2652 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Morocco
2000s 2.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0267 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Morocco
2010s 2.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.3552 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Morocco
2020s 2.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1406 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Morocco or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Morocco and South Africa?
0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
Morocco ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,945 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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