Gambia vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita
Gambia
32,600 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
34,818 current LCU per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
116th
South Africa rank
113th
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time
- Gambia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 34,818 current LCU per person against 32,600 current LCU per person in Gambia, a difference of 2,218 current LCU per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.
Gambia ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 113th of 193 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.02 current LCU per person | 114.63 current LCU per person | 29.61 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 171.54 current LCU per person | 268.71 current LCU per person | 97.17 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 691.06 current LCU per person | 864.4 current LCU per person | 173.34 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1,864 current LCU per person | 2,548 current LCU per person | 684.85 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4,007 current LCU per person | 9,628 current LCU per person | 5,620 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8,579 current LCU per person | 21,302 current LCU per person | 12,723 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 19,211 current LCU per person | 30,880 current LCU per person | 11,668 current LCU per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Gambia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 34,818 current LCU per person against 32,600 current LCU per person in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Gambia and South Africa?
- 2,218 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 113th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (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
Imports of goods and services (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.