Libya vs South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita

Libya
0.0051 million USD per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0057 million USD per person
in 2024
Libya rank
112th
South Africa rank
109th

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita over time

  • Libya
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0057 million USD per person against 0.0051 million USD per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0006 million USD per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 109th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0161 million USD per person 0.0048 million USD per person 0.0113 million USD per person Libya
1980s 0.0125 million USD per person 0.0046 million USD per person 0.0079 million USD per person Libya
1990s 0.0105 million USD per person 0.0043 million USD per person 0.0062 million USD per person Libya
2000s 0.0118 million USD per person 0.0053 million USD per person 0.0064 million USD per person Libya
2010s 0.0093 million USD per person 0.0061 million USD per person 0.0032 million USD per person Libya
2020s 0.005 million USD per person 0.0057 million USD per person 0.0008 million USD per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita, Libya or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0057 million USD per person against 0.0051 million USD per person in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita between Libya and South Africa?
0.0006 million USD per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Libya and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
Libya ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 109th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, 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 US$, 2015 prices, per capita
Unit
million USD per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
195 places, 10,004 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.