Colombia vs South Africa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square

Colombia
298,471 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
282,427 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
124th
South Africa rank
127th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 298,471 current US$ per square kilometre against 282,427 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 16,044 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 127th of 204 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4,930 current US$ per square kilometre 10,641 current US$ per square kilometre 5,711 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 12,831 current US$ per square kilometre 30,343 current US$ per square kilometre 17,512 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 32,437 current US$ per square kilometre 68,745 current US$ per square kilometre 36,308 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 65,552 current US$ per square kilometre 115,531 current US$ per square kilometre 49,979 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 123,256 current US$ per square kilometre 183,571 current US$ per square kilometre 60,315 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 270,625 current US$ per square kilometre 293,995 current US$ per square kilometre 23,370 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 265,048 current US$ per square kilometre 287,130 current US$ per square kilometre 22,082 current US$ per square kilometre 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 us$), per square, Colombia or South Africa?
Colombia, at 298,471 current US$ per square kilometre against 282,427 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Colombia and South Africa?
16,044 current US$ per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Colombia ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 127th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.