Low income vs South Africa: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Low income
0.3507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income rank
42nd
South Africa rank
42nd
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Low income
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.2302 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Low income ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 42nd of 43 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0347 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Low income |
| 2000s | 0.6214 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1013 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4479 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.562 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3923 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Low income or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Low income and South Africa?
- 0.2302 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Low income and South Africa rank globally for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low income ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 42nd of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.