South Africa
ZA desk: South Africa first; United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Australia and New Zealand alongside.
+$427 (+2.8%)
As of 2025 | current international $ per person
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,906 |
| 2024 | $15,479 |
| 2023 | $15,212 |
| 2022 | $14,747 |
| 2021 | $13,682 |
| 2020 | $12,671 |
| 2019 | $13,361 |
| 2018 | $13,347 |
| 2017 | $13,738 |
| 2016 | $13,519 |
| 2015 | $13,398 |
| 2014 | $13,359 |
| 2013 | $13,369 |
| 2012 | $12,987 |
| 2011 | $13,143 |
| 2010 | $12,637 |
| 2009 | $12,261 |
| 2008 | $12,525 |
| 2007 | $12,047 |
| 2006 | $11,250 |
| 2005 | $10,441 |
| 2004 | $9,714 |
| 2003 | $9,139 |
| 2002 | $8,792 |
GDP per capita at PPP (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD) is the usual cross-country living-standard comparison in the World Bank tables. Latest: $15,906 in 2025.
It still averages over everyone in the economy and says nothing about distribution. From 1990 to 2025 (36 years): latest $15,906 (2025), previous year $15,479 (2024); low $6,275 (1992), high $15,906 (2025).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).