Italy vs South Africa: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Italy
0.9807 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy rank
121st
South Africa rank
119th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Italy
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9807 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 119th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.9772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Italy or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9807 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Italy and South Africa?
- 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Italy ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 119th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.