Hong Kong, China vs South Africa: Services, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP

Hong Kong, China
6.73 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
7.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
84th
South Africa rank
82nd

Services, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • South Africa
1020304050196019922025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 6.73 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 9.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 9.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1456 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2010s 8.51 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 7.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 1.35 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Hong Kong, China
2020s 7.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 7.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6225 constant LCU 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 lcu), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong, China or South Africa?
South Africa, at 7.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 6.73 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
What is the difference in services, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong, China and South Africa?
0.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and South Africa rank globally for services, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
Hong Kong, China ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant LCU), 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 LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 7,912 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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