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
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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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Indicator
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 8,448 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.