Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita was 5,895 USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in South Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value us$ per capita in South Africa stood at 5,895 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$ per capita in South Africa peaked at 8,444 USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 796.66 USD, in 1970.
That places South Africa 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 US$ per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 796.66 USD | — |
| 1971 | 857.35 USD | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 874.15 USD | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1,166 USD | +33.4% |
| 1974 | 1,420 USD | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 1,419 USD | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,325 USD | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 1,430 USD | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 1,602 USD | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 1,927 USD | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 2,693 USD | +39.8% |
| 1981 | 2,670 USD | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2,371 USD | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 2,557 USD | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 2,186 USD | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 1,606 USD | -26.5% |
| 1986 | 1,776 USD | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 2,280 USD | +28.3% |
| 1988 | 2,381 USD | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 2,405 USD | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2,722 USD | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 2,948 USD | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 3,222 USD | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 3,227 USD | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3,383 USD | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3,791 USD | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 3,549 USD | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 3,630 USD | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3,241 USD | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 3,174 USD | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 3,151 USD | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,769 USD | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 2,630 USD | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 3,967 USD | +50.8% |
| 2004 | 5,133 USD | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 5,737 USD | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 5,975 USD | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 6,399 USD | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 6,010 USD | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 6,247 USD | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 7,818 USD | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 8,444 USD | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 7,875 USD | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 7,151 USD | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 6,682 USD | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 5,968 USD | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 5,506 USD | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 6,430 USD | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 6,721 USD | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 6,371 USD | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 5,493 USD | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 6,700 USD | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 6,361 USD | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 5,895 USD | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,282 USD | 796.66 USD | 1,927 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,292 USD | 1,606 USD | 2,693 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,289 USD | 2,722 USD | 3,791 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,802 USD | 2,630 USD | 6,399 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,896 USD | 5,506 USD | 8,444 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,112 USD | 5,493 USD | 6,700 USD | 4 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 808.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 14,463 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 626.22 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 7,985 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$ per capita in South Africa?
- Gross national income — value us$ per capita in South Africa was 5,895 USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,444 USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 796.66 USD in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for gross national income — value us$ per capita?
- South Africa ranks 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$ per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).