South Africa
ZA desk: South Africa first; United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Australia and New Zealand alongside.
+$331 (+5.3%)
As of 2025 | current US$ per person
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,598 |
| 2024 | $6,267 |
| 2023 | $6,034 |
| 2022 | $6,534 |
| 2021 | $6,829 |
| 2020 | $5,581 |
| 2019 | $6,534 |
| 2018 | $6,914 |
| 2017 | $6,618 |
| 2016 | $5,651 |
| 2015 | $6,112 |
| 2014 | $6,857 |
| 2013 | $7,332 |
| 2012 | $8,077 |
| 2011 | $8,646 |
| 2010 | $7,973 |
| 2009 | $6,375 |
| 2008 | $6,185 |
| 2007 | $6,592 |
| 2006 | $6,077 |
| 2005 | $5,837 |
| 2004 | $5,221 |
| 2003 | $4,062 |
| 2002 | $2,688 |
GDP per capita divides current-US$ GDP by population (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD). It is an average, not a wage and not a typical household income. Latest: $6,598 in 2025.
Exchange-rate swings move this series even when domestic output is unchanged. See also PPP per capita. From 1960 to 2025 (66 years): latest $6,598 (2025), previous year $6,267 (2024); low $532 (1960), high $8,646 (2011).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).