GDP per Capita: South Africa
South Africa's gdp per capita is currently $6,834.501 as of 2026. # South Africa GDP per Capita South Africa's GDP per capita stands at $6,834.
GDP per capita measures economic output per person, not personal wealth or living standards. It can be substantially inflated where a large share of output is generated by multinational corporations or by cross-border workers who are not counted in the resident population. Ireland's figure, for example, is raised by multinational profit-shifting — its own statistics office reports a modified measure (GNI*) for this reason — and Luxembourg's by commuters who contribute to GDP but live abroad. For comparing living standards, GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) is more reliable.
GDP per Capita — South Africa
1980 — 2026
Historical Data
51 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | $7,433.727 | +2.26% |
| 2029 | $7,269.652 | +2.22% |
| 2028 | $7,111.521 | +2.20% |
| 2027 | $6,958.587 | +1.82% |
| 2026 | $6,834.501 | +2.52% |
| 2025 | $6,666.705 | +4.75% |
| 2024 | $6,364.662 | +3.78% |
| 2023 | $6,132.74 | -7.65% |
| 2022 | $6,640.434 | -4.09% |
| 2021 | $6,923.875 | +22.96% |
| 2020 | $5,630.983 | -14.46% |
| 2019 | $6,582.757 | -5.37% |
| 2018 | $6,956.41 | +4.65% |
| 2017 | $6,647.093 | +16.18% |
| 2016 | $5,721.189 | -8.06% |
| 2015 | $6,222.526 | -10.50% |
| 2014 | $6,952.314 | -6.45% |
| 2013 | $7,431.908 | -9.21% |
| 2012 | $8,185.718 | -6.82% |
| 2011 | $8,784.648 | +8.21% |
Show all 51 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $8,118.173 | +24.17% |
| 2009 | $6,538.166 | +3.16% |
| 2008 | $6,337.933 | -6.14% |
| 2007 | $6,752.256 | +8.02% |
| 2006 | $6,250.883 | +4.04% |
| 2005 | $6,007.979 | +11.41% |
| 2004 | $5,392.861 | +28.66% |
| 2003 | $4,191.4 | +50.87% |
| 2002 | $2,778.115 | -6.27% |
| 2001 | $2,964.029 | -12.36% |
| 2000 | $3,382.066 | -1.21% |
| 1999 | $3,423.595 | -2.41% |
| 1998 | $3,508.14 | -10.91% |
| 1997 | $3,937.658 | +1.76% |
| 1996 | $3,869.7 | -6.65% |
| 1995 | $4,145.21 | +9.48% |
| 1994 | $3,786.21 | +1.88% |
| 1993 | $3,716.193 | -2.27% |
| 1992 | $3,802.578 | +5.98% |
| 1991 | $3,587.879 | +4.74% |
| 1990 | $3,425.585 | +14.02% |
| 1989 | $3,004.44 | +1.68% |
| 1988 | $2,954.825 | +5.48% |
| 1987 | $2,801.31 | +28.73% |
| 1986 | $2,176.064 | +11.30% |
| 1985 | $1,955.165 | -25.77% |
| 1984 | $2,633.905 | -14.01% |
| 1983 | $3,062.892 | +9.15% |
| 1982 | $2,806.158 | -10.14% |
| 1981 | $3,122.686 | +1.56% |
| 1980 | $3,074.684 | — |
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