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South Africa - GNI per Capita 1974

Name: South Africa GNI per Capita 1974
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GNI divided by midyear population · World Bank

$1,570 +$310 from 1973 Global rank: 45th

South Africa's gni per capita was $1,570 in 1974, increased +$310 from $1,260 in 1973. This was the 45th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1974▾

GNI per Capita by Country - 1974
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	$11,910	80.5%
2nd	Switzerland	$9,290	28.5%
3rd	Sweden	$8,580	21.7%
4th	Liechtenstein	$8,050	25.2%
5th	United States	$7,980	9.5%
6th	Canada	$7,190	19.0%
7th	Luxembourg	$6,850	31.7%
8th	Denmark	$6,820	21.8%
9th	Iceland	$6,820	34.8%
10th	Norway	$6,750	26.9%
11th	Qatar	$6,390	76.5%
12th	Netherlands	$6,240	25.6%
13th	Belgium	$6,000	27.9%
14th	Australia	$5,960	27.9%
15th	Kuwait	$5,930	47.9%
16th	Germany	$5,810	23.9%
17th	Nauru	$5,810	28.5%
18th	France	$5,730	23.8%
19th	Saudi Arabia	$5,530	86.2%
20th	New Caledonia	$5,260	28.6%
21st	Libya	$5,150	63.0%
22nd	Finland	$5,130	27.6%
23rd	New Zealand	$4,930	23.6%
24th	Austria	$4,630	30.1%
25th	Israel	$4,520	34.5%
26th	Japan	$4,490	22.7%
27th	French Polynesia	$4,480	38.3%
28th	United Kingdom	$4,420	12.2%
29th	Italy	$3,940	20.9%
30th	European Union	$3,807	23.7%
31st	Bahamas, The	$3,460	2.4%
32nd	Greenland	$3,130	28.3%
33rd	Ireland	$2,990	17.7%
34th	Greece	$2,790	14.3%
35th	Spain	$2,730	31.3%
36th	Puerto Rico (US)	$2,590	8.8%
37th	Argentina	$2,470	35.7%
38th	Hong Kong SAR, China	$2,150	22.9%
39th	Singapore	$2,090	30.6%
40th	Portugal	$2,070	21.8%
41st	Gabon	$1,670	87.6%
42nd	Chile	$1,660	21.2%
43rd	Palau	$1,610	13.4%
44th	Barbados	$1,570	20.8%
45th	South Africa	$1,570	24.6%
46th	Malta	$1,560	23.8%
47th	Trinidad and Tobago	$1,440	25.2%
48th	Tuvalu	$1,370	18.1%
49th	Uruguay	$1,350	28.6%
50th	Cuba	$1,230	19.4%
51st	Guinea	$1,230	21.8%
52nd	Panama	$1,230	11.8%
53rd	Mexico	$1,220	22.0%
54th	Jamaica	$1,190	16.7%
55th	Hungary	$1,050	20.7%
56th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$1,040	48.6%
57th	Brazil	$960	31.5%
58th	Iraq	$950	37.7%
59th	Fiji	$930	31.0%
60th	Peru	$930	25.7%
61st	Suriname	$900	26.8%
62nd	Costa Rica	$880	15.8%
63rd	Marshall Islands	$850	19.7%
64th	Türkiye	$820	32.3%
65th	Ecuador	$810	37.3%
66th	Micronesia, Federated States of	$790	29.5%
67th	Malaysia	$790	29.5%
68th	Oman	$790	132.4%
69th	São Tomé and Principe	$780	20.0%
70th	Seychelles	$770	22.2%
71st	Algeria	$760	33.3%
72nd	Belize	$750	23.0%
73rd	Mauritius	$660	40.4%
74th	Syrian Arab Republic	$660	43.5%
75th	Zimbabwe	$640	25.5%
76th	Dominican Republic	$620	17.0%
77th	Samoa	$620	12.7%
78th	Tunisia	$590	31.1%
79th	Colombia	$560	19.1%
80th	Korea	$560	30.2%
81st	Zambia	$560	24.4%
82nd	Guatemala	$540	20.0%
83rd	Guyana	$540	25.6%
84th	Nicaragua	$510	34.2%
85th	Mauritania	$500	38.9%
86th	Papua New Guinea	$490	25.6%
87th	Paraguay	$490	32.4%
88th	Guinea-Bissau	$480	11.6%
89th	Botswana	$460	24.3%
90th	Honduras	$460	17.9%
91st	Morocco	$460	24.3%
92nd	Eswatini	$460	27.8%
93rd	Côte d'Ivoire	$450	25.0%
94th	El Salvador	$440	12.8%
95th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$430	22.9%
96th	Senegal	$430	19.4%
97th	Congo, Republic of	$400	25.0%
98th	Philippines	$350	20.7%
99th	Liberia	$340	17.2%
100th	Thailand	$340	25.9%
101st	Tanzania	$340	17.2%
102nd	Ghana	$330	13.8%
103rd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$330	13.8%
104th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$300	3.4%
105th	Togo	$300	30.4%
106th	Cameroon	$290	31.8%
107th	Madagascar	$260	23.8%
108th	Sri Lanka	$250	19.0%
109th	Maldives	$240	26.3%
110th	Kenya	$230	15.0%
111th	Sudan	$230	35.3%
112th	Sierra Leone	$230	21.1%
113th	Bhutan	$220	15.8%
114th	Lesotho	$210	50.0%
115th	Niger	$200	33.3%
116th	Benin	$180	20.0%
117th	China	$180	12.5%
118th	Chad	$180	12.5%
119th	India	$170	13.3%
120th	Gambia, The	$160	23.1%
121st	Indonesia	$160	45.5%
122nd	Burkina Faso	$140	27.3%
123rd	Bangladesh	$140	27.3%
124th	Central African Republic	$140	16.7%
125th	Pakistan	$140	-6.7%
126th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$110	-8.3%
127th	Nepal	$100	25.0%
128th	Burundi	$90	12.5%
129th	Mali	$90	12.5%
130th	Rwanda	$80	14.3%
131st	Myanmar	$30	0.0%

FAQ

What was South Africa's gni per capita in 1974?▾

South Africa's gni per capita in 1974 was $1,570. This ranked 45th globally.

How did South Africa's gni per capita change in 1974?▾

South Africa's gni per capita increased by 24.6% in 1974 compared to 1973.

Which country had the highest gni per capita in 1974?▾

United Arab Emirates had the highest gni per capita in 1974 at $11,910.

What is the gni per capita of South Africa in 1974?▾

The gni per capita of South Africa in 1974 was $1,570. This ranked 45th globally.

How does 1974 compare to 1973 for South Africa's gni per capita?▾

South Africa's gni per capita went from $1,260 in 1973 to $1,570 in 1974, a 24.6% increase.

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