Somalia vs South Africa: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita
Somalia
10,157 current LCU per person
in 1990
South Africa
11,822 current LCU per person
in 2025
Somalia rank
86th
South Africa rank
83rd
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 11,822 current LCU per person against 10,157 current LCU per person in Somalia, a difference of 1,665 current LCU per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 83rd of 197 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.08 current LCU per person | 20.56 current LCU per person | 31.52 current LCU per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 120.58 current LCU per person | 60.12 current LCU per person | 60.46 current LCU per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 933.73 current LCU per person | 303.46 current LCU per person | 630.27 current LCU per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 10,157 current LCU per person | 654.41 current LCU per person | 9,503 current LCU per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita, Somalia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 11,822 current LCU per person against 10,157 current LCU per person in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita between Somalia and South Africa?
- 1,665 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1990.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 83rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.