Botswana vs South Africa: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Botswana
104,371 current LCU per person
in 2024
South Africa
114,616 current LCU per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
104th
South Africa rank
103rd

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197019972024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 114,616 current LCU per person against 104,371 current LCU per person in Botswana, a difference of 10,245 current LCU per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 103rd of 211 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 361.87 current LCU per person 1,179 current LCU per person 817.33 current LCU per person South Africa
1980s 2,126 current LCU per person 4,225 current LCU per person 2,099 current LCU per person South Africa
1990s 9,156 current LCU per person 13,502 current LCU per person 4,347 current LCU per person South Africa
2000s 26,657 current LCU per person 36,946 current LCU per person 10,289 current LCU per person South Africa
2010s 62,438 current LCU per person 76,765 current LCU per person 14,327 current LCU per person South Africa
2020s 94,561 current LCU per person 105,083 current LCU per person 10,522 current LCU per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 114,616 current LCU per person against 104,371 current LCU per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
10,245 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Botswana ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 103rd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.