Namibia vs South Africa: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Namibia
308.06 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
South Africa
313.85 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Namibia rank
108th
South Africa rank
107th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 313.85 BoP, current US$ per person against 308.06 BoP, current US$ per person in Namibia, a difference of 5.79 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Namibia ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 107th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 110.37 BoP, current US$ per person 95.65 BoP, current US$ per person 14.72 BoP, current US$ per person Namibia
2000s 144.57 BoP, current US$ per person 191.5 BoP, current US$ per person 46.93 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 242.96 BoP, current US$ per person 292.24 BoP, current US$ per person 49.28 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 271.54 BoP, current US$ per person 284.09 BoP, current US$ per person 12.55 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Namibia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 313.85 BoP, current US$ per person against 308.06 BoP, current US$ per person in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Namibia and South Africa?
5.79 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Namibia ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 107th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.