Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.1137 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in South Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in South Africa is 0.1137 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.1137 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 million SLC per person, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 96th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +29.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 million SLC per person | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 million SLC per person | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0085 million SLC per person | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0096 million SLC per person | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.014 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0156 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0171 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0183 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0223 million SLC per person | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0245 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0283 million SLC per person | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0307 million SLC per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0337 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0371 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0412 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0464 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0511 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.054 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0584 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0628 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0663 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0708 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0744 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0779 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0831 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0881 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0915 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0944 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0919 million SLC per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.101 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1063 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1103 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1137 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.1137 million SLC per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 92% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.1137 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 20% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 million SLC per person | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 0.0017 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 million SLC per person | 0.0022 million SLC per person | 0.0066 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0134 million SLC per person | 0.0074 million SLC per person | 0.0198 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0369 million SLC per person | 0.0223 million SLC per person | 0.054 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0768 million SLC per person | 0.0584 million SLC per person | 0.0944 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1046 million SLC per person | 0.0919 million SLC per person | 0.1137 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 93 Singapore 0.1202 million SLC per person compare
- 94 Egypt 0.1193 million SLC per person compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 0.1152 million SLC per person compare
- 97 Botswana 0.1043 million SLC per person compare
- 98 Australia 0.1023 million SLC per person compare
- 99 Poland 0.0992 million SLC per person compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in South Africa?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in South Africa was 0.1137 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1137 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.