Brazil vs South Africa: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Brazil
0.5744 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brazil rank
44th
South Africa rank
42nd

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5744 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil, a difference of 0.0065 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.84 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Brazil
1980s 1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9389 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Brazil
1990s 1.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5043 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Brazil
2000s 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Brazil
2010s 0.5242 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.562 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0378 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.6311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.021 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Brazil or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5744 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Brazil and South Africa?
0.0065 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Brazil ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,768 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.