The gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in South Africa was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 597.9 U.S. dollars (+10.01 percent). According to this forecast in 2029, the GDP per capita will have increased for the fifth consecutive year to 6,572.77 U.S. dollars. This indicator describes the gross domestic product per capita at current prices. Thereby the gross domestic product was first converted from national currency to U.S. dollars at current exchange prices and then divided by the total population. The gross domestic products is a measure of a country's productivity. It refers to the total value of goods and service produced during a given time period (here a year).
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South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2029*
6,572.77
2028*
6,444.03
2027*
6,318.68
2026*
6,182.39
2025*
6,067
2024*
5,974.91
2023*
6,138.25
2022
6,684.48
2021
6,983.51
2020
5,672.28
2019
6,622.63
2018
6,991.71
2017
6,678.29
2016
5,750.78
2015
6,256.67
2014
6,984.93
2013
7,458.04
2012
8,207.06
2011
8,799.48
2010
8,130.19
2009
6,552.26
2008
6,355.88
2007
6,776.46
2006
6,276.17
2005
6,033.21
2004
5,415.09
2003
4,209.22
2002
2,791.18
2001
2,964.03
2000
3,382.07
1999
3,423.59
1998
3,508.14
1997
3,937.66
1996
3,869.7
1995
4,145.21
1994
3,786.21
1993
3,716.19
1992
3,802.58
1991
3,587.88
1990
3,425.58
1989
3,004.44
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IMF. (April 22, 2024). South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/578853/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-africa/
IMF. "South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/578853/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-africa/
IMF. (2024). South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/578853/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-africa/
IMF. "South Africa: Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) per Capita in Current Prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/578853/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-africa/
IMF, South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/578853/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-africa/ (last visited October 09, 2024)
South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], IMF, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/578853/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-africa/