Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: GNI (current LCU), per capita

Saudi Arabia
132,120 current LCU per person
in 2024
South Africa
112,351 current LCU per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
97th
South Africa rank
100th

GNI (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019972024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 132,120 current LCU per person against 112,351 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 19,769 current LCU per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 100th of 207 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 32,419 current LCU per person 1,139 current LCU per person 31,280 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 60,545 current LCU per person 4,077 current LCU per person 56,467 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 42,487 current LCU per person 13,229 current LCU per person 29,258 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 56,644 current LCU per person 36,120 current LCU per person 20,525 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 100,378 current LCU per person 74,856 current LCU per person 25,522 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 125,543 current LCU per person 103,194 current LCU per person 22,349 current LCU per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per capita, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
Saudi Arabia, at 132,120 current LCU per person against 112,351 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per capita between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
19,769 current LCU per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for gni (current lcu), per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 97th 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.

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Indicator
GNI (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 9,896 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.