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GDP per capita in South Africa

Latest: 6,597.71
Previous: 6,267.19
Change: +330.53 (+5.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: US dollars

GDP per capita over time

Annual, US dollars, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP per capita in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	721.75
Dec 31, 1967	778.84
Dec 31, 1968	817.13
Dec 31, 1969	890.92
Dec 31, 1970	952.35
Dec 31, 1971	1,020.44
Dec 31, 1972	1,038.39
Dec 31, 1973	1,369.16
Dec 31, 1974	1,656.29
Dec 31, 1975	1,670.12
Dec 31, 1976	1,559
Dec 31, 1977	1,671.47
Dec 31, 1978	1,851.75
Dec 31, 1979	2,201.52
Dec 31, 1980	3,028.97
Dec 31, 1981	3,049.71
Dec 31, 1982	2,717.16
Dec 31, 1983	2,938.49
Dec 31, 1984	2,504.08
Dec 31, 1985	1,839.48
Dec 31, 1986	2,027.47
Dec 31, 1987	2,586.27
Dec 31, 1988	2,702.06
Dec 31, 1989	2,726.71
Dec 31, 1990	3,093.49
Dec 31, 1991	3,243.24
Dec 31, 1992	3,462.39
Dec 31, 1993	3,399.64
Dec 31, 1994	3,488.6
Dec 31, 1995	3,855.63
Dec 31, 1996	3,617.55
Dec 31, 1997	3,700.24
Dec 31, 1998	3,309.61
Dec 31, 1999	3,242.37
Dec 31, 2000	3,217.85
Dec 31, 2001	2,847.15
Dec 31, 2002	2,688.24
Dec 31, 2003	4,062.22
Dec 31, 2004	5,221.46
Dec 31, 2005	5,836.88
Dec 31, 2006	6,077.38
Dec 31, 2007	6,591.86
Dec 31, 2008	6,184.75
Dec 31, 2009	6,374.71
Dec 31, 2010	7,973.47
Dec 31, 2011	8,646.06
Dec 31, 2012	8,076.98
Dec 31, 2013	7,331.65
Dec 31, 2014	6,856.73
Dec 31, 2015	6,112.27
Dec 31, 2016	5,651.21
Dec 31, 2017	6,618.34
Dec 31, 2018	6,914.18
Dec 31, 2019	6,533.71
Dec 31, 2020	5,580.6
Dec 31, 2021	6,828.76
Dec 31, 2022	6,534.25
Dec 31, 2023	6,034.27
Dec 31, 2024	6,267.19
Dec 31, 2025	6,597.71

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