Botswana vs South Africa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Botswana
99,027 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
106,203 current LCU per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
107th
South Africa rank
105th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 106,203 current LCU per person against 99,027 current LCU per person in Botswana, a difference of 7,176 current LCU per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 105th of 205 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 465.14 current LCU per person | 1,422 current LCU per person | 957.27 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1,964 current LCU per person | 3,921 current LCU per person | 1,957 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 8,469 current LCU per person | 12,466 current LCU per person | 3,997 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 24,876 current LCU per person | 33,733 current LCU per person | 8,858 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 59,792 current LCU per person | 69,434 current LCU per person | 9,642 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 91,214 current LCU per person | 96,639 current LCU per person | 5,425 current LCU per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 106,203 current LCU per person against 99,027 current LCU per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
- 7,176 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 105th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.