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GDP per capita at PPP — South Africa

GDP per capita at PPP in South Africa in 2025 — 15,906 int$. Ranked 109 in the world out of 185. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 149.2%.

2025 15,906 int$ +2.76% vs 2024
World rank 109of 185
Period maximum 15,906 int$2025
Period minimum 6,275 int$1992

Trend over time

1990–2025 · international $ per capita

GDP per capita at PPP — South Africa, 1990–20255,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 6,382 int$1991: 6,383 int$1992: 6,275 int$1993: 6,375 int$1994: 6,611 int$1995: 6,875 int$1996: 7,208 int$1997: 7,433 int$1998: 7,463 int$1999: 7,667 int$2000: 8,095 int$2001: 8,428 int$2002: 8,792 int$2003: 9,139 int$2004: 9,714 int$2005: 10,441 int$2006: 11,250 int$2007: 12,047 int$2008: 12,525 int$2009: 12,261 int$2010: 12,637 int$2011: 13,143 int$2012: 12,987 int$2013: 13,369 int$2014: 13,359 int$2015: 13,398 int$2016: 13,519 int$2017: 13,738 int$2018: 13,347 int$2019: 13,361 int$2020: 12,671 int$2021: 13,682 int$2022: 14,747 int$2023: 15,212 int$2024: 15,479 int$2025: 15,906 int$
Change over the period: +9,524 (+149.24%) Average annual rate: 2.64 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa

South Africa 15,906 int$
World 25,704 int$
Sub-Saharan Africa 5,786 int$
Southern Africa computed 15,444 int$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 26,876 int$
GDP per capita at PPP — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year int$ Change Change, %
2025 15,906 +427 +2.76%
2024 15,479 +266 +1.75%
2023 15,212 +466 +3.16%
2022 14,747 +1,065 +7.78%
2021 13,682 +1,011 +7.98%
2020 12,671 −690 −5.17%
2019 13,361 +14 +0.11%
2018 13,347 −391 −2.85%
2017 13,738 +219 +1.62%
2016 13,519 +122 +0.91%
2015 13,398 +39 +0.29%
2014 13,359 −10 −0.08%
2013 13,369 +383 +2.95%
2012 12,987 −156 −1.19%
2011 13,143 +506 +4%
2010 12,637 +376 +3.07%
2009 12,261 −264 −2.11%
2008 12,525 +479 +3.97%
2007 12,047 +796 +7.08%
2006 11,250 +810 +7.75%
2005 10,441 +727 +7.48%
2004 9,714 +575 +6.29%
2003 9,139 +346 +3.94%
2002 8,792 +364 +4.32%
2001 8,428 +333 +4.11%
2000 8,095 +429 +5.59%
1999 7,667 +203 +2.72%
1998 7,463 +30 +0.4%
1997 7,433 +225 +3.13%
1996 7,208 +333 +4.84%
1995 6,875 +264 +3.99%
1994 6,611 +237 +3.71%
1993 6,375 +100 +1.59%
1992 6,275 −108 −1.69%
1991 6,383 +1 +0.02%
1990 6,382 — —

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BW Botswana 20,698 ZA South Africa 15,906 SZ Eswatini 12,529 NA Namibia 11,986 LS Lesotho 3,184
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About the indicator

GDP at purchasing power parity divided by the population. Of all aggregate indicators this is the soundest basis for comparing material living standards across countries: it accounts both for the size of the economy per person and for how much that money buys inside the country. It says nothing about inequality or about the non-market side of well-being.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its GDP at PPP over all of its population, not an average of country values. Conversion at PPP accounts for differences in price levels, so comparing countries by it is fairer than comparing them at market exchange rates.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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