Singapore vs South Africa: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita
Singapore
68,818 constant LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
73,980 constant LCU per person
in 2025
Singapore rank
88th
South Africa rank
85th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Singapore
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 73,980 constant LCU per person against 68,818 constant LCU per person in Singapore, a difference of 5,162 constant LCU per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 85th of 169 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,251 constant LCU per person | 42,089 constant LCU per person | 35,838 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 13,882 constant LCU per person | 53,740 constant LCU per person | 39,858 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 22,263 constant LCU per person | 54,554 constant LCU per person | 32,290 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 33,689 constant LCU per person | 50,694 constant LCU per person | 17,005 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 44,396 constant LCU per person | 65,205 constant LCU per person | 20,809 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 57,096 constant LCU per person | 78,451 constant LCU per person | 21,355 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 65,075 constant LCU per person | 73,496 constant LCU per person | 8,421 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita, Singapore or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 73,980 constant LCU per person against 68,818 constant LCU per person in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita between Singapore and South Africa?
- 5,162 constant LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and South Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita?
- Singapore ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 85th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.