South Africa - GDP per Capita PPP 2017
$13,738
+$138 from 2016
South Africa's gdp per capita ppp was $13,738 in 2017, increased +$138 from $13,519 in 2016. This was the 103rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liechtenstein | $140,829 | 7.4% |
| 2nd | Macao SAR, China | $120,775 | 11.0% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | $114,986 | -0.4% |
| 4th | Qatar | $99,358 | 3.1% |
| 5th | Singapore | $95,744 | 6.3% |
| 6th | Bermuda | $85,681 | 6.6% |
| 7th | Ireland | $80,450 | 11.1% |
| 8th | United Arab Emirates | $70,282 | -0.3% |
| 9th | Switzerland | $68,194 | 1.7% |
| 10th | Cayman Islands | $68,018 | 3.6% |
| 11th | Norway | $64,590 | 3.8% |
| 12th | Brunei Darussalam | $61,658 | -0.6% |
| 13th | United States | $60,048 | 3.2% |
| 14th | Greenland | $60,010 | 1.9% |
| 15th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $59,261 | 5.4% |
| 16th | Faroe Islands | $56,416 | 3.9% |
| 17th | Netherlands | $56,038 | 3.7% |
| 18th | Iceland | $55,638 | -1.3% |
| 19th | Denmark | $55,272 | 3.9% |
| 20th | Germany | $54,110 | 3.6% |
| 21st | Austria | $53,870 | 3.4% |
| 22nd | Saudi Arabia | $53,120 | 2.9% |
| 23rd | Andorra | $53,085 | 1.2% |
| 24th | San Marino | $52,463 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Sweden | $51,474 | 3.2% |
| 26th | Belgium | $50,256 | 2.7% |
| 27th | Bahrain | $50,185 | 1.3% |
| 28th | Australia | $48,565 | 1.2% |
| 29th | Canada | $48,317 | 3.5% |
| 30th | Finland | $47,235 | 4.8% |
| 31st | Kuwait | $46,566 | -4.7% |
| 32nd | United Kingdom | $46,113 | 4.0% |
| 33rd | Malta | $45,764 | 10.7% |
| 34th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $44,479 | -0.8% |
| 35th | France | $44,469 | 3.6% |
| 36th | Korea | $43,156 | 5.0% |
| 37th | European Union | $43,028 | 5.2% |
| 38th | New Zealand | $42,244 | 4.6% |
| 39th | Italy | $42,142 | 3.7% |
| 40th | Japan | $41,444 | 3.5% |
| 41st | Spain | $39,825 | 4.6% |
| 42nd | Israel | $39,471 | 4.5% |
| 43rd | Czechia | $39,346 | 6.9% |
| 44th | Cyprus | $37,768 | 6.4% |
| 45th | Aruba | $37,525 | 5.2% |
| 46th | Slovenia | $36,180 | 6.9% |
| 47th | Estonia | $34,507 | 7.4% |
| 48th | Bahamas, The | $34,282 | 0.6% |
| 49th | Virgin Islands (US) | $33,894 | 1.3% |
| 50th | Oman | $33,619 | -0.7% |
| 51st | Panama | $33,533 | 5.6% |
| 52nd | Portugal | $32,971 | 5.7% |
| 53rd | Puerto Rico (US) | $31,867 | -1.1% |
| 54th | Lithuania | $31,305 | 0.5% |
| 55th | Seychelles | $30,675 | 6.5% |
| 56th | Slovak Republic | $30,246 | 4.5% |
| 57th | Poland | $30,170 | 7.0% |
| 58th | Turks and Caicos Islands | $30,097 | 1.1% |
| 59th | Hungary | $29,728 | 6.6% |
| 60th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $29,579 | 6.3% |
| 61st | Greece | $28,682 | 3.6% |
| 62nd | Trinidad and Tobago | $28,484 | -1.7% |
| 63rd | Türkiye | $28,354 | 8.3% |
| 64th | Croatia | $27,888 | 6.8% |
| 65th | Romania | $26,943 | 11.1% |
| 66th | Malaysia | $26,416 | 5.3% |
| 67th | Russian Federation | $25,778 | 3.4% |
| 68th | Latvia | $25,764 | -0.6% |
| 69th | Curaçao | $24,322 | 2.8% |
| 70th | Chile | $24,295 | 1.0% |
| 71st | Kazakhstan | $23,973 | 0.9% |
| 72nd | Uruguay | $23,607 | 6.5% |
| 73rd | Argentina | $23,385 | 3.0% |
| 74th | Mauritius | $22,898 | 7.1% |
| 75th | Bulgaria | $22,317 | 9.2% |
| 76th | Antigua and Barbuda | $21,422 | 6.5% |
| 77th | Lebanon | $20,964 | 4.4% |
| 78th | Costa Rica | $20,499 | 5.9% |
| 79th | Mexico | $20,489 | 3.9% |
| 80th | Maldives | $19,768 | -15.9% |
| 81st | Montenegro | $19,357 | 5.0% |
| 82nd | Barbados | $18,437 | 6.8% |
| 83rd | Equatorial Guinea | $18,435 | -24.9% |
| 84th | Belarus | $18,414 | 4.5% |
| 85th | Libya | $18,026 | 27.8% |
| 86th | Palau | $17,991 | 17.6% |
| 87th | Thailand | $17,573 | 2.8% |
| 88th | Suriname | $17,568 | 0.2% |
| 89th | Serbia | $17,285 | 4.8% |
| 90th | North Macedonia | $17,161 | 3.3% |
| 91st | Dominican Republic | $16,846 | -0.1% |
| 92nd | St. Lucia | $16,131 | 4.8% |
| 93rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $15,719 | -1.4% |
| 94th | Botswana | $15,701 | 10.0% |
| 95th | Grenada | $15,041 | 2.1% |
| 96th | China | $15,022 | 8.8% |
| 97th | Gabon | $14,797 | -6.1% |
| 98th | Brazil | $14,559 | 2.7% |
| 99th | Colombia | $14,401 | 0.4% |
| 100th | Azerbaijan | $14,316 | 0.4% |
| 101st | Albania | $14,111 | 16.3% |
| 102nd | Paraguay | $13,977 | 4.4% |
| 103rd | South Africa | $13,738 | 1.0% |
| 104th | Georgia | $13,719 | 7.1% |
| 105th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $13,627 | 7.6% |
| 106th | Sri Lanka | $13,610 | 7.1% |
| 107th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $13,575 | 7.8% |
| 108th | Algeria | $13,494 | 1.2% |
| 109th | Turkmenistan | $13,278 | -4.2% |
| 110th | Dominica | $12,696 | 6.8% |
| 111th | Peru | $12,592 | -2.6% |
| 112th | Fiji | $12,585 | -0.2% |
| 113th | Guyana | $12,243 | 6.3% |
| 114th | Armenia | $12,066 | 9.4% |
| 115th | Ecuador | $11,793 | 6.4% |
| 116th | Bhutan | $11,677 | 10.0% |
| 117th | Ukraine | $11,536 | 2.7% |
| 118th | Tunisia | $11,289 | 1.9% |
| 119th | Moldova | $11,252 | 8.7% |
| 120th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $11,125 | -6.9% |
| 121st | Mongolia | $11,096 | 6.5% |
| 122nd | Zimbabwe | $10,756 | 161.2% |
| 123rd | Indonesia | $10,688 | 3.4% |
| 124th | Jamaica | $10,466 | 0.6% |
| 125th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $10,420 | 25.8% |
| 126th | Iraq | $10,192 | -9.0% |
| 127th | Namibia | $9,888 | -3.3% |
| 128th | Nauru | $9,650 | 12.5% |
| 129th | Guatemala | $9,560 | 3.0% |
| 130th | Kosovo | $9,381 | 2.4% |
| 131st | Jordan | $9,266 | 1.6% |
| 132nd | Viet Nam | $9,170 | 6.0% |
| 133rd | Belize | $9,121 | -2.5% |
| 134th | El Salvador | $8,965 | 3.9% |
| 135th | Eswatini | $8,584 | -4.2% |
| 136th | Morocco | $8,115 | 2.6% |
| 137th | Angola | $8,007 | -2.0% |
| 138th | Cabo Verde | $7,936 | 2.4% |
| 139th | Uzbekistan | $7,818 | 5.5% |
| 140th | Philippines | $7,774 | 3.2% |
| 141st | Lao PDR | $7,142 | 6.9% |
| 142nd | Nigeria | $7,037 | 0.1% |
| 143rd | Samoa | $6,280 | 12.2% |
| 144th | Tonga | $6,229 | 13.2% |
| 145th | Nicaragua | $6,225 | 7.1% |
| 146th | India | $6,145 | 7.5% |
| 147th | West Bank and Gaza | $6,107 | 7.3% |
| 148th | Honduras | $5,621 | 3.2% |
| 149th | Mauritania | $5,353 | -2.5% |
| 150th | Ghana | $5,171 | 7.7% |
| 151st | Cambodia | $5,050 | 4.8% |
| 152nd | Kyrgyz Republic | $4,954 | 1.8% |
| 153rd | Bangladesh | $4,883 | 5.7% |
| 154th | Pakistan | $4,790 | -4.5% |
| 155th | Marshall Islands | $4,719 | 27.4% |
| 156th | Myanmar | $4,706 | 8.8% |
| 157th | Côte d'Ivoire | $4,690 | 4.4% |
| 158th | Djibouti | $4,677 | -5.4% |
| 159th | Congo, Republic of | $4,445 | -6.9% |
| 160th | Sudan | $4,252 | -7.0% |
| 161st | Tuvalu | $4,227 | 9.2% |
| 162nd | Kenya | $4,177 | -4.8% |
| 163rd | Papua New Guinea | $3,923 | 22.1% |
| 164th | Cameroon | $3,767 | 2.4% |
| 165th | Nepal | $3,605 | 10.7% |
| 166th | Timor-Leste | $3,463 | -4.2% |
| 167th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $3,461 | 9.2% |
| 168th | São Tomé and Principe | $3,436 | 4.3% |
| 169th | Zambia | $3,392 | 1.3% |
| 170th | Comoros | $3,347 | 4.2% |
| 171st | Haiti | $3,339 | 7.3% |
| 172nd | Syrian Arab Republic | $3,265 | -48.8% |
| 173rd | Senegal | $3,234 | 5.9% |
| 174th | Vanuatu | $3,146 | 19.8% |
| 175th | Tajikistan | $3,017 | 4.8% |
| 176th | Benin | $2,886 | 3.9% |
| 177th | Guinea | $2,687 | 14.7% |
| 178th | Lesotho | $2,619 | -4.0% |
| 179th | Mali | $2,607 | 23.7% |
| 180th | Kiribati | $2,562 | 8.9% |
| 181st | Sierra Leone | $2,501 | 2.0% |
| 182nd | Tanzania | $2,472 | 2.2% |
| 183rd | Solomon Islands | $2,454 | 16.2% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | $2,336 | 1.4% |
| 185th | Uganda | $2,158 | -5.9% |
| 186th | Chad | $2,097 | -6.5% |
| 187th | Guinea-Bissau | $2,082 | -5.4% |
| 188th | Burkina Faso | $2,042 | 5.1% |
| 189th | Gambia, The | $2,039 | -2.1% |
| 190th | Togo | $1,986 | 3.3% |
| 191st | Rwanda | $1,968 | 0.0% |
| 192nd | Yemen, Republic of | $1,829 | -6.2% |
| 193rd | Liberia | $1,665 | 0.6% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $1,597 | -8.7% |
| 195th | Eritrea | $1,559 | -9.4% |
| 196th | Madagascar | $1,547 | -4.4% |
| 197th | Malawi | $1,380 | 9.3% |
| 198th | Mozambique | $1,283 | 3.2% |
| 199th | Niger | $1,208 | 3.7% |
| 200th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $991 | -8.1% |
| 201st | Central African Republic | $884 | -2.3% |
| 202nd | Burundi | $791 | 3.9% |
| 203rd | South Sudan | $289 | -6.8% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's gdp per capita ppp in 2017?▾
South Africa's gdp per capita ppp in 2017 was $13,738. This ranked 103rd globally.
How did South Africa's gdp per capita ppp change in 2017?▾
South Africa's gdp per capita ppp increased by 1.0% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest gdp per capita ppp in 2017?▾
Liechtenstein had the highest gdp per capita ppp in 2017 at $140,829.
What is the gdp per capita ppp of South Africa in 2017?▾
The gdp per capita ppp of South Africa in 2017 was $13,738. This ranked 103rd globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for South Africa's gdp per capita ppp?▾
South Africa's gdp per capita ppp went from $13,519 in 2016 to $13,738 in 2017, a 1.0% increase.
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