Botswana vs South Africa: GNI (current LCU), per capita
Botswana
104,550 current LCU per person
in 2024
South Africa
112,351 current LCU per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
101st
South Africa rank
100th
GNI (current LCU), per capita over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 112,351 current LCU per person against 104,550 current LCU per person in Botswana, a difference of 7,801 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 101st and South Africa ranks 100th of 207 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 | 363.19 current LCU per person | 1,139 current LCU per person | 775.59 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1,975 current LCU per person | 4,077 current LCU per person | 2,103 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 9,039 current LCU per person | 13,229 current LCU per person | 4,190 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 25,060 current LCU per person | 36,120 current LCU per person | 11,060 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 59,744 current LCU per person | 74,856 current LCU per person | 15,111 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 94,719 current LCU per person | 103,194 current LCU per person | 8,475 current LCU per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current lcu), per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 112,351 current LCU per person against 104,550 current LCU per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
- 7,801 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 gni (current lcu), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 100th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
GNI (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.