Hong Kong, China vs South Africa: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing

Hong Kong, China
5.84 National currency per US dollar
in 2024
South Africa
7.7 National currency per US dollar
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
24th
South Africa rank
21st

Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7.7 National currency per US dollar against 5.84 National currency per US dollar in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1.86 National currency per US dollar.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6.67 National currency per US dollar 2.96 National currency per US dollar 3.71 National currency per US dollar Hong Kong, China
2000s 5.81 National currency per US dollar 4.2 National currency per US dollar 1.62 National currency per US dollar Hong Kong, China
2010s 6.16 National currency per US dollar 5.98 National currency per US dollar 0.1767 National currency per US dollar Hong Kong, China
2020s 6.14 National currency per US dollar 7.54 National currency per US dollar 1.4 National currency per US dollar South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing, Hong Kong, China or South Africa?
South Africa, at 7.7 National currency per US dollar against 5.84 National currency per US dollar in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing between Hong Kong, China and South Africa?
1.86 National currency per US dollar, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and South Africa rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
Hong Kong, China ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 2,841 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org