Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0057 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa is 0.0057 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0062 million USD per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 million USD per person, in 1992.
That places South Africa 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0047 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0047 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.005 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 million USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.005 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 million USD per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 million USD per person | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.005 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.006 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 million USD per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.006 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.006 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 million USD per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0057 million USD per person | -0.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0057 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0066 million USD per person, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0057 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 million USD per person, 4.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0048 million USD per person | 0.0047 million USD per person | 0.005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 million USD per person | 0.0043 million USD per person | 0.0051 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 million USD per person | 0.0041 million USD per person | 0.0045 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 million USD per person | 0.0047 million USD per person | 0.006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 million USD per person | 0.006 million USD per person | 0.0062 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 million USD per person | 0.0056 million USD per person | 0.0058 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 106 Azerbaijan 0.0058 million USD per person compare
- 107 Marshall Islands 0.0058 million USD per person compare
- 108 Lebanon 0.0058 million USD per person compare
- 110 Armenia 0.0054 million USD per person compare
- 111 Jamaica 0.0053 million USD per person compare
- 112 Libya 0.0051 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa was 0.0057 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 million USD per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 million USD per person in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.