Samoa vs South Africa: Services, value added (current US$), per capita
Samoa
4,234 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
4,161 current US$ per person
in 2025
Samoa rank
109th
South Africa rank
110th
Services, value added (current US$), per capita over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 4,234 current US$ per person against 4,161 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 73 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.
Samoa ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 110th of 204 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 819.18 current US$ per person | 1,991 current US$ per person | 1,172 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1,400 current US$ per person | 3,066 current US$ per person | 1,666 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2,770 current US$ per person | 4,540 current US$ per person | 1,770 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3,339 current US$ per person | 3,975 current US$ per person | 636.31 current US$ per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per capita, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 4,234 current US$ per person against 4,161 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per capita between Samoa and South Africa?
- 73 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 110th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.