Mexico vs South Africa: Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Mexico
11.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
11.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mexico rank
91st
South Africa rank
92nd

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

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 11.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 11.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Mexico ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 92nd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3866 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3795 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.0084 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4123 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4039 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.425 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8484 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4235 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 3.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.9653 current LCU per US$ of GDP Mexico
2000s 6.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP Mexico
2010s 9.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP Mexico
2020s 11.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6765 current LCU per US$ of GDP Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Mexico or South Africa?
Mexico, at 11.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 11.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Mexico and South Africa?
0.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Mexico ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 92nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 8,612 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services, value added (current 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.