Mongolia vs South Africa: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Mongolia
6,932 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
6,505 current US$ per person
in 2025
Mongolia rank
102nd
South Africa rank
105th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Mongolia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 6,932 current US$ per person against 6,505 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 427 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.

Mongolia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 105th of 186 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1,960 current US$ per person 2,517 current US$ per person 557.31 current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 627.69 current US$ per person 3,401 current US$ per person 2,773 current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 1,168 current US$ per person 4,800 current US$ per person 3,632 current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 4,255 current US$ per person 7,086 current US$ per person 2,830 current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 5,521 current US$ per person 6,122 current US$ per person 601.73 current US$ per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Mongolia or South Africa?
Mongolia, at 6,932 current US$ per person against 6,505 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Mongolia and South Africa?
427 current US$ per person, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Mongolia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 105th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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