Botswana vs South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita

Botswana
0.1043 million SLC per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.1137 million SLC per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
97th
South Africa rank
96th

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1137 million SLC per person against 0.1043 million SLC per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0094 million SLC per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 96th of 192 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0003 million SLC per person 0.0011 million SLC per person 0.0008 million SLC per person South Africa
1980s 0.0017 million SLC per person 0.0039 million SLC per person 0.0022 million SLC per person South Africa
1990s 0.0091 million SLC per person 0.0134 million SLC per person 0.0043 million SLC per person South Africa
2000s 0.0266 million SLC per person 0.0369 million SLC per person 0.0104 million SLC per person South Africa
2010s 0.0624 million SLC per person 0.0768 million SLC per person 0.0143 million SLC per person South Africa
2020s 0.0945 million SLC per person 0.1046 million SLC per person 0.0101 million SLC per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1137 million SLC per person against 0.1043 million SLC per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
0.0094 million SLC per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
Botswana ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 96th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita
Unit
million SLC per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 9,859 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.