Cuba vs South Africa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Cuba
97,292 current LCU per person
in 2024
South Africa
106,203 current LCU per person
in 2025
Cuba rank
108th
South Africa rank
105th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time
- Cuba
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 106,203 current LCU per person against 97,292 current LCU per person in Cuba, a difference of 8,911 current LCU per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Cuba ranks 108th 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 | Cuba | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 961.28 current LCU per person | 1,119 current LCU per person | 157.8 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1,727 current LCU per person | 3,921 current LCU per person | 2,194 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1,900 current LCU per person | 12,466 current LCU per person | 10,566 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3,928 current LCU per person | 33,733 current LCU per person | 29,805 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 7,399 current LCU per person | 69,434 current LCU per person | 62,035 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 57,360 current LCU per person | 94,726 current LCU per person | 37,366 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, Cuba or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 106,203 current LCU per person against 97,292 current LCU per person in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Cuba and South Africa?
- 8,911 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and South Africa rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
- Cuba ranks 108th 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.