New Zealand vs South Africa: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
New Zealand
0.5794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand rank
43rd
South Africa rank
42nd
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5986 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.399 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.9769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2542 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.6217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.562 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.5923 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6159 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 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$), per unit of gdp, New Zealand or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.5809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.0015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.