Botswana vs South Africa: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Botswana
111,759 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
116,367 current LCU per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
97th
South Africa rank
95th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 116,367 current LCU per person against 111,759 current LCU per person in Botswana, a difference of 4,608 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 95th of 186 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.23 current LCU per person | 430.15 current LCU per person | 354.92 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 429.02 current LCU per person | 1,125 current LCU per person | 695.53 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1,856 current LCU per person | 4,123 current LCU per person | 2,266 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 8,446 current LCU per person | 13,338 current LCU per person | 4,892 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 24,767 current LCU per person | 36,112 current LCU per person | 11,345 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 63,655 current LCU per person | 76,887 current LCU per person | 13,233 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 101,600 current LCU per person | 104,306 current LCU per person | 2,706 current LCU per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 116,367 current LCU per person against 111,759 current LCU per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
- 4,608 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 95th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.