South Africa vs Zambia: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP
South Africa
2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa rank
89th
Zambia rank
88th
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 88th of 203 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1545 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1544 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1711 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.171 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3877 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3864 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.8094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1063 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7031 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3886 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9409 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5644 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8414 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3159 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp, South Africa or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp between South Africa and Zambia?
- 0.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- South Africa ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 88th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.