South Africa vs Zambia: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 7.7 National currency per US dollar against 7.57 National currency per US dollar in Zambia, a difference of 0.13 National currency per US dollar.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 22nd of 53 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.96 National currency per US dollar | 0.2506 National currency per US dollar | 2.71 National currency per US dollar | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4.2 National currency per US dollar | 1.54 National currency per US dollar | 2.66 National currency per US dollar | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5.98 National currency per US dollar | 3.48 National currency per US dollar | 2.5 National currency per US dollar | South Africa |
| 2020s | 7.54 National currency per US dollar | 6.45 National currency per US dollar | 1.09 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, South Africa or Zambia?
- South Africa, at 7.7 National currency per US dollar against 7.57 National currency per US dollar in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing between South Africa and Zambia?
- 0.13 National currency per US dollar, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- South Africa ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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