GDP per capita, long-run history in South Africa
- Latest
- 11,416
- Previous
- 11,273
- Change
- +142.73 (+1.3%)
- Reference period
- Frequency
- Annual
- Unit
- International dollars (2011 prices)
GDP per capita, long-run history over time
GDP per capita, long-run history in South Africa
Annual, International dollars (2011 prices), Not seasonally adjusted
No data
Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 5,294 | |
| 5,499 | |
| 5,673 | |
| 5,762 | |
| 5,993 | |
| 6,087 | |
| 6,290 | |
| 6,448 | |
| 6,591 | |
| 6,550 | |
| 6,655 | |
| 6,853 | |
| 6,808 | |
| 6,802 | |
| 6,623 | |
| 6,653 | |
| 6,746 | |
| 6,998 | |
| 7,141 | |
| 6,891 | |
| 6,554 | |
| 6,672 | |
| 6,385 | |
| 6,236 | |
| 6,212 | |
| 6,319 | |
| 6,306 | |
| 6,111 | |
| 6,035 | |
| 5,902 | |
| 5,966 | |
| 6,173 | |
| 6,406 | |
| 6,726 | |
| 6,950 | |
| 7,024 | |
| 7,234 | |
| 7,583 | |
| 7,840 | |
| 8,171 | |
| 8,451 | |
| 8,878 | |
| 9,394 | |
| 9,978 | |
| 10,576 | |
| 10,977 | |
| 10,873 | |
| 11,319 | |
| 11,838 | |
| 11,938 | |
| 12,048 | |
| 12,034 | |
| 12,010 | |
| 11,908 | |
| 11,868 | |
| 11,873 | |
| 11,740 | |
| 10,839 | |
| 11,273 | |
| 11,416 |
About this indicator
Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)
Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.
Original sources of these estimates
GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics
South Africa
- 1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490
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