Botswana vs South Africa: Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita
Botswana
48,884 constant LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
48,868 constant LCU per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
93rd
South Africa rank
94th
Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 48,884 constant LCU per person against 48,868 constant LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 16 constant LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 94th of 197 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,545 constant LCU per person | 26,694 constant LCU per person | 24,149 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 4,628 constant LCU per person | 32,753 constant LCU per person | 28,125 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 8,217 constant LCU per person | 33,473 constant LCU per person | 25,256 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 19,183 constant LCU per person | 31,754 constant LCU per person | 12,572 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 26,132 constant LCU per person | 41,803 constant LCU per person | 15,671 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 37,385 constant LCU per person | 49,814 constant LCU per person | 12,430 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 46,565 constant LCU per person | 48,872 constant LCU per person | 2,307 constant LCU per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (constant lcu), per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 48,884 constant LCU per person against 48,868 constant LCU per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (constant lcu), per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
- 16 constant LCU per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for services, value added (constant lcu), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 94th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita. 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 LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.