GDP per capita in South Africa in 2025 — 6,598 US$. Ranked 104 in the world out of 186. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,139.8%.
1960–2025 · US$ per capita
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,598 | +331 | +5.27% |
| 2024 | 6,267 | +233 | +3.86% |
| 2023 | 6,034 | −500 | −7.65% |
| 2022 | 6,534 | −295 | −4.31% |
| 2021 | 6,829 | +1,248 | +22.37% |
| 2020 | 5,581 | −953 | −14.59% |
| 2019 | 6,534 | −380 | −5.5% |
| 2018 | 6,914 | +296 | +4.47% |
| 2017 | 6,618 | +967 | +17.11% |
| 2016 | 5,651 | −461 | −7.54% |
| 2015 | 6,112 | −744 | −10.86% |
| 2014 | 6,857 | −475 | −6.48% |
| 2013 | 7,332 | −745 | −9.23% |
| 2012 | 8,077 | −569 | −6.58% |
| 2011 | 8,646 | +673 | +8.44% |
| 2010 | 7,973 | +1,599 | +25.08% |
| 2009 | 6,375 | +190 | +3.07% |
| 2008 | 6,185 | −407 | −6.18% |
| 2007 | 6,592 | +514 | +8.47% |
| 2006 | 6,077 | +241 | +4.12% |
| 2005 | 5,837 | +615 | +11.79% |
| 2004 | 5,221 | +1,159 | +28.54% |
| 2003 | 4,062 | +1,374 | +51.11% |
| 2002 | 2,688 | −159 | −5.58% |
| 2001 | 2,847 | −371 | −11.52% |
| 2000 | 3,218 | −25 | −0.76% |
| 1999 | 3,242 | −67 | −2.03% |
| 1998 | 3,310 | −391 | −10.56% |
| 1997 | 3,700 | +83 | +2.29% |
| 1996 | 3,618 | −238 | −6.17% |
| 1995 | 3,856 | +367 | +10.52% |
| 1994 | 3,489 | +89 | +2.62% |
| 1993 | 3,400 | −63 | −1.81% |
| 1992 | 3,462 | +219 | +6.76% |
| 1991 | 3,243 | +150 | +4.84% |
| 1990 | 3,093 | +367 | +13.45% |
| 1989 | 2,727 | +25 | +0.91% |
| 1988 | 2,702 | +116 | +4.48% |
| 1987 | 2,586 | +559 | +27.56% |
| 1986 | 2,027 | +188 | +10.22% |
| 1985 | 1,839 | −665 | −26.54% |
| 1984 | 2,504 | −434 | −14.78% |
| 1983 | 2,938 | +221 | +8.15% |
| 1982 | 2,717 | −333 | −10.9% |
| 1981 | 3,050 | +21 | +0.68% |
| 1980 | 3,029 | +827 | +37.59% |
| 1979 | 2,202 | +350 | +18.89% |
| 1978 | 1,852 | +180 | +10.79% |
| 1977 | 1,671 | +112 | +7.21% |
| 1976 | 1,559 | −111 | −6.65% |
| 1975 | 1,670 | +14 | +0.83% |
| 1974 | 1,656 | +287 | +20.97% |
| 1973 | 1,369 | +331 | +31.85% |
| 1972 | 1,038 | +18 | +1.76% |
| 1971 | 1,020 | +68 | +7.15% |
| 1970 | 952 | +61 | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 891 | +74 | +9.03% |
| 1968 | 817 | +38 | +4.92% |
| 1967 | 779 | +57 | +7.91% |
| 1966 | 722 | +37 | +5.42% |
| 1965 | 685 | +39 | +6% |
| 1964 | 646 | +41 | +6.84% |
| 1963 | 605 | +41 | +7.3% |
| 1962 | 563 | +18 | +3.26% |
| 1961 | 546 | +14 | +2.54% |
| 1960 | 532 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Gross domestic product divided by the mid-year population, in current US dollars. This is the most widely used indicator of the level of economic development. It does not account for price differences between countries — measured by nominal GDP per capita, expensive countries look richer than they do at purchasing power parity — and it says nothing about how income is distributed within a country.
Important: The aggregate for a group of countries is its total GDP divided by its total population, not an average of country values: a country counts in it in proportion to its population and its output.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
How much there is per person in 2015 prices — a measure of whether prosperity is growing.
Economy GDP per capita (IMF)GDP per person in current dollars as estimated by the IMF — with a forecast several years ahead.
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