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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
South Africa's gdp per capita ppp stands at 15,906 as of 2025-12-31, up from 15,479 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, South Africa's gdp per capita ppp was 15,906, up from 15,479 in 2024.
In 2024, South Africa's gdp per capita ppp was 15,479, up from 15,212 in 2023.
In 2023, South Africa's gdp per capita ppp was 15,212, up from 14,747 in 2022.
In 2022, South Africa's gdp per capita ppp was 14,747, up from 13,682 in 2021.
In 2021, South Africa's gdp per capita ppp was 13,682, up from 12,671 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,906 | +427.03 |
| 2024 | 15,479 | +266.38 |
| 2023 | 15,212 | +465.55 |
| 2022 | 14,747 | +1,065 |
| 2021 | 13,682 | +1,011 |
| 2020 | 12,671 | -690.4 |
| 2019 | 13,361 | +14.12 |
| 2018 | 13,347 | -391.08 |
| 2017 | 13,738 | +219.12 |
| 2016 | 13,519 | +121.8 |
| 2015 | 13,398 | +38.58 |
| 2014 | 13,359 | -10.5 |
| 2013 | 13,369 | +382.64 |
| 2012 | 12,987 | -156.4 |
| 2011 | 13,143 | +505.9 |
| 2010 | 12,637 | +375.88 |
| 2009 | 12,261 | -263.85 |
| 2008 | 12,525 | +478.66 |
| 2007 | 12,047 | +796.43 |
| 2006 | 11,250 | +809.55 |
| 2005 | 10,441 | +726.97 |
| 2004 | 9,714 | +574.83 |
| 2003 | 9,139 | +346.47 |
| 2002 | 8,792 | +364.04 |
| 2001 | 8,428 | +333.02 |
| 2000 | 8,095 | +428.58 |
| 1999 | 7,667 | +203.27 |
| 1998 | 7,463 | +30.09 |
| 1997 | 7,433 | +225.35 |
| 1996 | 7,208 | +332.82 |
| 1995 | 6,875 | +263.9 |
| 1994 | 6,611 | +236.51 |
| 1993 | 6,375 | +99.77 |
| 1992 | 6,275 | -107.79 |
| 1991 | 6,383 | +1.13 |
| 1990 | 6,382 | — |
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South Africa's gdp per capita ppp is 15,906 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 15,479 in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15,906 (2025); the lowest is 6,275 (1992), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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