South Africa - GDP per Capita 1986
$2,027
+$72 from 1985
South Africa's gdp per capita was $2,027 in 1986, increased +$72 from $1,839 in 1985. This was the 72nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1986▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | $52,082 | 38.2% |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | $28,613 | 45.4% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $24,460 | 42.3% |
| 4th | United Arab Emirates | $23,132 | -17.1% |
| 5th | Bermuda | $20,997 | 12.2% |
| 6th | United States | $19,071 | 4.8% |
| 7th | Norway | $18,883 | 20.1% |
| 8th | Brunei Darussalam | $18,501 | -15.0% |
| 9th | Luxembourg | $18,150 | 46.4% |
| 10th | Sweden | $17,955 | 32.9% |
| 11th | Japan | $17,452 | 47.7% |
| 12th | Denmark | $17,137 | 40.2% |
| 13th | Iceland | $16,980 | 35.8% |
| 14th | Finland | $14,947 | 30.1% |
| 15th | Faroe Islands | $14,934 | 48.6% |
| 16th | Canada | $14,521 | 2.4% |
| 17th | Netherlands | $13,804 | 37.7% |
| 18th | Germany | $13,511 | 55.1% |
| 19th | France | $13,430 | 37.7% |
| 20th | Qatar | $13,213 | -14.7% |
| 21st | Austria | $13,032 | 44.1% |
| 22nd | Belgium | $12,170 | 42.0% |
| 23rd | French Polynesia | $11,914 | 48.9% |
| 24th | Australia | $11,406 | 4.0% |
| 25th | Italy | $11,341 | 40.9% |
| 26th | Greenland | $11,271 | 45.2% |
| 27th | United Kingdom | $10,611 | 11.7% |
| 28th | Andorra | $10,539 | 33.2% |
| 29th | Saudi Arabia | $10,078 | 4.3% |
| 30th | Bahamas, The | $9,601 | -42.9% |
| 31st | New Zealand | $9,428 | 35.6% |
| 32nd | Kuwait | $9,077 | -19.8% |
| 33rd | European Union | $9,042 | 39.3% |
| 34th | Israel | $8,335 | 26.4% |
| 35th | Ireland | $8,112 | 36.7% |
| 36th | Bahrain | $7,777 | -26.7% |
| 37th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $7,435 | 14.6% |
| 38th | New Caledonia | $7,375 | 38.2% |
| 39th | Singapore | $6,800 | 0.2% |
| 40th | Aruba | $6,768 | - |
| 41st | Spain | $6,509 | 38.8% |
| 42nd | Puerto Rico (US) | $6,455 | 6.5% |
| 43rd | Barbados | $6,031 | 5.7% |
| 44th | Libya | $6,019 | -29.9% |
| 45th | Cyprus | $5,643 | 17.0% |
| 46th | Greece | $5,578 | 17.1% |
| 47th | Isle of Man | $5,507 | 38.4% |
| 48th | Oman | $5,182 | -26.2% |
| 49th | Macao SAR, China | $5,175 | 10.1% |
| 50th | Antigua and Barbuda | $4,629 | 20.3% |
| 51st | Nauru | $4,569 | -6.0% |
| 52nd | Malta | $4,195 | 26.3% |
| 53rd | Palau | $4,144 | 11.1% |
| 54th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $4,064 | -12.2% |
| 55th | Trinidad and Tobago | $3,985 | -37.8% |
| 56th | Gabon | $3,865 | -13.7% |
| 57th | Portugal | $3,862 | 42.2% |
| 58th | Argentina | $3,436 | 5.8% |
| 59th | Seychelles | $3,368 | 30.1% |
| 60th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $3,140 | 30.5% |
| 61st | Panama | $3,019 | 11.4% |
| 62nd | Iraq | $2,940 | -4.8% |
| 63rd | Korea | $2,911 | 14.5% |
| 64th | Algeria | $2,800 | -6.3% |
| 65th | St. Lucia | $2,591 | 17.7% |
| 66th | Cuba | $2,365 | 4.8% |
| 67th | Hungary | $2,331 | 14.8% |
| 68th | Suriname | $2,271 | 0.7% |
| 69th | Romania | $2,264 | 7.7% |
| 70th | Bulgaria | $2,260 | -49.3% |
| 71st | Jordan | $2,200 | 20.3% |
| 72nd | South Africa | $2,027 | 3.7% |
| 73rd | Poland | $1,972 | 3.5% |
| 74th | Uruguay | $1,939 | 3.5% |
| 75th | Grenada | $1,938 | 15.5% |
| 76th | Dominica | $1,893 | 15.2% |
| 77th | Belize | $1,859 | 11.3% |
| 78th | Brazil | $1,854 | 7.8% |
| 79th | Malaysia | $1,760 | -18.3% |
| 80th | Mexico | $1,757 | -41.7% |
| 81st | Fiji | $1,745 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Ecuador | $1,604 | -18.3% |
| 83rd | Namibia | $1,599 | 9.1% |
| 84th | Costa Rica | $1,569 | 6.1% |
| 85th | Chile | $1,525 | 6.3% |
| 86th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $1,472 | -4.1% |
| 87th | Mongolia | $1,469 | 29.1% |
| 88th | Türkiye | $1,461 | -21.0% |
| 89th | Mauritius | $1,442 | 31.1% |
| 90th | Marshall Islands | $1,425 | 22.6% |
| 91st | Micronesia, Federated States of | $1,216 | 7.0% |
| 92nd | Syrian Arab Republic | $1,208 | -38.5% |
| 93rd | Botswana | $1,200 | 21.8% |
| 94th | Jamaica | $1,191 | 32.2% |
| 95th | Tunisia | $1,187 | -6.7% |
| 96th | Cameroon | $1,179 | 6.9% |
| 97th | Colombia | $1,169 | -28.0% |
| 98th | Peru | $1,087 | 27.7% |
| 99th | Honduras | $1,058 | -14.2% |
| 100th | São Tomé and Principe | $1,043 | 28.6% |
| 101st | Paraguay | $1,031 | -15.3% |
| 102nd | Vanuatu | $946 | -3.1% |
| 103rd | Dominican Republic | $932 | -8.9% |
| 104th | Guatemala | $896 | -34.8% |
| 105th | Côte d'Ivoire | $877 | -13.2% |
| 106th | Congo, Republic of | $872 | 30.6% |
| 107th | Morocco | $855 | 15.3% |
| 108th | Thailand | $842 | 9.0% |
| 109th | Lebanon | $840 | -24.0% |
| 110th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $790 | -24.7% |
| 111th | Senegal | $784 | 39.2% |
| 112th | Nicaragua | $761 | 5.0% |
| 113th | El Salvador | $755 | 65.2% |
| 114th | Papua New Guinea | $745 | -23.7% |
| 115th | Maldives | $720 | -2.3% |
| 116th | Angola | $698 | -35.1% |
| 117th | Tonga | $696 | -13.3% |
| 118th | Albania | $694 | -12.0% |
| 119th | Zimbabwe | $693 | 6.7% |
| 120th | Mauritania | $677 | 14.2% |
| 121st | Guyana | $657 | -28.9% |
| 122nd | Comoros | $646 | 26.5% |
| 123rd | Nigeria | $628 | -27.7% |
| 124th | Eswatini | $611 | -14.5% |
| 125th | Samoa | $604 | 5.5% |
| 126th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $604 | -9.7% |
| 127th | Philippines | $600 | -7.1% |
| 128th | Tuvalu | $557 | 16.0% |
| 129th | Cabo Verde | $541 | -0.2% |
| 130th | Guinea | $506 | -87.5% |
| 131st | Solomon Islands | $506 | -17.3% |
| 132nd | Tanzania | $479 | -19.7% |
| 133rd | Indonesia | $470 | -28.6% |
| 134th | Lao PDR | $462 | -53.7% |
| 135th | Viet Nam | $436 | 36.8% |
| 136th | Central African Republic | $426 | 21.1% |
| 137th | Togo | $422 | 13.4% |
| 138th | Mozambique | $414 | 17.0% |
| 139th | Ghana | $411 | -64.9% |
| 140th | Sri Lanka | $407 | -8.1% |
| 141st | Madagascar | $405 | 5.5% |
| 142nd | Sudan | $400 | 58.1% |
| 143rd | Kiribati | $382 | -6.9% |
| 144th | Guinea-Bissau | $371 | -33.7% |
| 145th | Haiti | $367 | -40.8% |
| 146th | Bhutan | $365 | 0.5% |
| 147th | Liberia | $364 | -4.1% |
| 148th | Kenya | $364 | -41.6% |
| 149th | India | $315 | 4.2% |
| 150th | Pakistan | $314 | -42.4% |
| 151st | Rwanda | $298 | -18.3% |
| 152nd | Benin | $286 | -18.1% |
| 153rd | China | $282 | -3.8% |
| 154th | Niger | $260 | -12.3% |
| 155th | Uganda | $254 | -50.7% |
| 156th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $251 | -76.8% |
| 157th | Mali | $250 | 46.8% |
| 158th | Burkina Faso | $247 | 13.4% |
| 159th | Zambia | $238 | -45.8% |
| 160th | Burundi | $234 | -20.3% |
| 161st | Malawi | $218 | -39.3% |
| 162nd | Bangladesh | $212 | -33.2% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | $208 | -67.9% |
| 164th | Chad | $203 | -18.8% |
| 165th | Lesotho | $191 | 7.4% |
| 166th | Equatorial Guinea | $189 | -8.2% |
| 167th | Cambodia | $186 | 1.8% |
| 168th | Nepal | $160 | -13.1% |
| 169th | Sierra Leone | $131 | -81.7% |
| 170th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $131 | 0.4% |
| 171st | Myanmar | $42 | 5.0% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's gdp per capita in 1986?▾
South Africa's gdp per capita in 1986 was $2,027. This ranked 72nd globally.
How did South Africa's gdp per capita change in 1986?▾
South Africa's gdp per capita increased by 3.7% in 1986 compared to 1985.
Which country had the highest gdp per capita in 1986?▾
Monaco had the highest gdp per capita in 1986 at $52,082.
What is the gdp per capita of South Africa in 1986?▾
The gdp per capita of South Africa in 1986 was $2,027. This ranked 72nd globally.
How does 1986 compare to 1985 for South Africa's gdp per capita?▾
South Africa's gdp per capita went from $1,839 in 1985 to $2,027 in 1986, a 3.7% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
South Africa matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1986. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 12.8%. View full analysis →
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