Ireland vs South Africa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita

Ireland
111,273 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
106,203 current LCU per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
103rd
South Africa rank
105th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196019922025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 111,273 current LCU per person against 106,203 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 5,070 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 105th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1,612 current LCU per person 1,119 current LCU per person 493.13 current LCU per person Ireland
1980s 6,220 current LCU per person 3,921 current LCU per person 2,299 current LCU per person Ireland
1990s 14,109 current LCU per person 12,466 current LCU per person 1,643 current LCU per person Ireland
2000s 33,492 current LCU per person 33,733 current LCU per person 241.4 current LCU per person South Africa
2010s 48,039 current LCU per person 69,434 current LCU per person 21,395 current LCU per person South Africa
2020s 92,298 current LCU per person 96,639 current LCU per person 4,341 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, Ireland or South Africa?
Ireland, at 111,273 current LCU per person against 106,203 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Ireland and South Africa?
5,070 current LCU per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
Ireland ranks 103rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs South Africa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-value-added-at-basic-prices-gva-current-lcu-per-capita/ireland/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-value-added-at-basic-prices-gva-current-lcu-per-capita/ireland/south-africa/">Ireland vs South Africa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 9,147 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.