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

Singapore
101,464 current LCU per person
in 2024
South Africa
112,351 current LCU per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
102nd
South Africa rank
100th

GNI (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Singapore
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019972024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 112,351 current LCU per person against 101,464 current LCU per person in Singapore, a difference of 10,887 current LCU per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 100th of 207 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 5,641 current LCU per person 1,139 current LCU per person 4,502 current LCU per person Singapore
1980s 14,795 current LCU per person 4,077 current LCU per person 10,718 current LCU per person Singapore
1990s 32,243 current LCU per person 13,229 current LCU per person 19,013 current LCU per person Singapore
2000s 46,778 current LCU per person 36,120 current LCU per person 10,659 current LCU per person Singapore
2010s 71,568 current LCU per person 74,856 current LCU per person 3,287 current LCU per person South Africa
2020s 91,975 current LCU per person 103,194 current LCU per person 11,219 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, Singapore or South Africa?
South Africa, at 112,351 current LCU per person against 101,464 current LCU per person in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per capita between Singapore and South Africa?
10,887 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Singapore and South Africa rank globally for gni (current lcu), per capita?
Singapore ranks 102nd 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.