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GDP per capita at PPP — Southern Africa

GDP per capita at PPP in Southern Africa in 2025 — 15,444 int$. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 156.6%.

2025 15,444 int$ +2.69% vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 15,444 int$2025
Period minimum 5,965 int$1992

Trend over time

1990–2025 · international $ per capita

GDP per capita at PPP — Southern Africa, 1990–20255,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 6,019 int$1991: 6,046 int$1992: 5,965 int$1993: 6,056 int$1994: 6,278 int$1995: 6,534 int$1996: 6,847 int$1997: 7,072 int$1998: 7,104 int$1999: 7,314 int$2000: 7,709 int$2001: 8,012 int$2002: 8,365 int$2003: 8,706 int$2004: 9,264 int$2005: 9,952 int$2006: 10,741 int$2007: 11,500 int$2008: 11,954 int$2009: 11,652 int$2010: 12,046 int$2011: 12,547 int$2012: 12,397 int$2013: 12,794 int$2014: 12,868 int$2015: 12,889 int$2016: 13,054 int$2017: 13,203 int$2018: 12,862 int$2019: 12,882 int$2020: 12,245 int$2021: 13,247 int$2022: 14,305 int$2023: 14,788 int$2024: 15,040 int$2025: 15,444 int$
Change over the period: +9,426 (+156.61%) Average annual rate: 2.73 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Africa 15,444 int$
World 25,704 int$
GDP per capita at PPP — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year int$ Change Change, %
2025 15,444 +404 +2.69%
2024 15,040 +252 +1.71%
2023 14,788 +483 +3.38%
2022 14,305 +1,058 +7.99%
2021 13,247 +1,002 +8.18%
2020 12,245 −637 −4.95%
2019 12,882 +20 +0.15%
2018 12,862 −341 −2.58%
2017 13,203 +150 +1.15%
2016 13,054 +165 +1.28%
2015 12,889 +20 +0.16%
2014 12,868 +74 +0.58%
2013 12,794 +397 +3.2%
2012 12,397 −150 −1.19%
2011 12,547 +501 +4.16%
2010 12,046 +394 +3.38%
2009 11,652 −302 −2.53%
2008 11,954 +454 +3.94%
2007 11,500 +759 +7.07%
2006 10,741 +789 +7.92%
2005 9,952 +688 +7.43%
2004 9,264 +558 +6.4%
2003 8,706 +341 +4.08%
2002 8,365 +353 +4.41%
2001 8,012 +303 +3.93%
2000 7,709 +395 +5.4%
1999 7,314 +210 +2.96%
1998 7,104 +31 +0.45%
1997 7,072 +226 +3.3%
1996 6,847 +313 +4.78%
1995 6,534 +257 +4.09%
1994 6,278 +222 +3.66%
1993 6,056 +91 +1.52%
1992 5,965 −81 −1.34%
1991 6,046 +27 +0.45%
1990 6,019 — —

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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