Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.1088 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in South Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in South Africa is 0.1088 million SLC per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.1088 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 million SLC per person, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 93rd of 194 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 National Income — 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 | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +20.4% |
| 1974 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +29.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.007 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0081 million SLC per person | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.012 million SLC per person | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0138 million SLC per person | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0153 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0167 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0194 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0219 million SLC per person | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0238 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0277 million SLC per person | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.03 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0332 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0365 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0405 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0451 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0496 million SLC per person | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0529 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0572 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0613 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0646 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.069 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0725 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0762 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.081 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0857 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0889 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.092 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0904 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.099 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.104 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1088 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 million SLC per person | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 0.0016 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 million SLC per person | 0.0021 million SLC per person | 0.0063 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.013 million SLC per person | 0.007 million SLC per person | 0.0194 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0361 million SLC per person | 0.0219 million SLC per person | 0.0529 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0749 million SLC per person | 0.0572 million SLC per person | 0.092 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1006 million SLC per person | 0.0904 million SLC per person | 0.1088 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 90 Moldova 0.1262 million SLC per person compare
- 91 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1211 million SLC per person compare
- 92 Saudi Arabia 0.12 million SLC per person compare
- 94 Botswana 0.1033 million SLC per person compare
- 95 Australia 0.0968 million SLC per person compare
- 96 Singapore 0.0955 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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in South Africa?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in South Africa was 0.1088 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1088 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — 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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross National Income — 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — 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.
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Gross National Income — 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.