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South Africa - GNI per Capita 2008

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GNI divided by midyear population · World Bank

$6,490 +$50 from 2007 Global rank: 78th

South Africa's gni per capita was $6,490 in 2008, increased +$50 from $6,440 in 2007. This was the 78th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾

GNI per Capita by Country - 2008
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Liechtenstein	$121,890	8.8%
2nd	Norway	$87,850	11.6%
3rd	Luxembourg	$86,000	0.3%
4th	Qatar	$66,030	12.9%
5th	Switzerland	$64,870	1.2%
6th	Denmark	$60,620	8.5%
7th	Sweden	$55,370	6.1%
8th	Iceland	$52,420	-16.9%
9th	Netherlands	$51,930	6.3%
10th	Kuwait	$51,800	9.0%
11th	Ireland	$50,940	0.8%
12th	Finland	$50,160	8.6%
13th	United States	$49,110	1.2%
14th	Austria	$48,890	10.5%
15th	United Kingdom	$48,720	2.3%
16th	Belgium	$46,570	9.0%
17th	Canada	$44,930	8.2%
18th	United Arab Emirates	$44,890	3.4%
19th	Germany	$44,360	7.9%
20th	Isle of Man	$43,640	-9.0%
21st	France	$43,580	8.4%
22nd	Australia	$42,510	13.5%
23rd	Japan	$39,380	0.2%
24th	Italy	$37,870	5.5%
25th	Singapore	$37,230	3.4%
26th	Brunei Darussalam	$36,700	9.7%
27th	European Union	$34,523	8.6%
28th	Hong Kong SAR, China	$33,950	5.9%
29th	Spain	$32,270	8.4%
30th	Macao SAR, China	$32,190	-2.7%
31st	Cyprus	$31,970	16.9%
32nd	Bahamas, The	$29,660	-0.1%
33rd	New Zealand	$28,680	1.9%
34th	Greece	$28,330	9.1%
35th	French Polynesia	$27,720	6.9%
36th	Israel	$27,350	8.9%
37th	Aruba	$26,780	18.5%
38th	Korea	$24,840	1.8%
39th	Slovenia	$24,530	13.0%
40th	Portugal	$22,630	8.5%
41st	Oman	$21,190	22.6%
42nd	Bahrain	$21,070	7.5%
43rd	Saudi Arabia	$20,540	14.9%
44th	Malta	$20,290	12.8%
45th	Curaçao	$19,020	3.4%
46th	Czechia	$18,480	16.7%
47th	Antigua and Barbuda	$17,750	2.5%
48th	Trinidad and Tobago	$17,420	15.7%
49th	Slovak Republic	$17,250	15.5%
50th	Barbados	$16,600	4.1%
51st	Puerto Rico (US)	$16,360	3.2%
52nd	St. Kitts and Nevis	$15,980	19.7%
53rd	Estonia	$15,190	13.1%
54th	Croatia	$13,990	11.8%
55th	Hungary	$13,250	12.6%
56th	Latvia	$12,830	19.6%
57th	Lithuania	$12,670	19.6%
58th	Libya	$12,020	14.5%
59th	Poland	$11,980	20.5%
60th	Seychelles	$11,520	-10.6%
61st	Equatorial Guinea	$11,310	22.9%
62nd	Mexico	$10,260	5.6%
63rd	Palau	$10,000	0.3%
64th	Chile	$9,950	14.4%
65th	Türkiye	$9,830	10.1%
66th	Russian Federation	$9,580	26.7%
67th	Romania	$8,800	35.2%
68th	St. Lucia	$8,150	8.7%
69th	Uruguay	$7,930	21.8%
70th	Brazil	$7,680	23.1%
71st	Argentina	$7,600	17.6%
72nd	Malaysia	$7,420	13.1%
73rd	Mauritius	$7,390	14.4%
74th	Gabon	$6,920	10.9%
75th	Grenada	$6,910	6.3%
76th	Dominica	$6,880	9.6%
77th	Panama	$6,770	13.0%
78th	South Africa	$6,490	0.8%
79th	Montenegro	$6,450	26.0%
80th	Costa Rica	$6,440	12.8%
81st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$6,380	5.8%
82nd	Serbia	$6,250	25.0%
83rd	Suriname	$6,090	25.3%
84th	Bulgaria	$6,070	25.9%
85th	Kazakhstan	$5,870	23.8%
86th	Lebanon	$5,860	10.2%
87th	Maldives	$5,500	20.4%
88th	Belarus	$5,470	26.9%
89th	Botswana	$5,470	-2.7%
90th	Belize	$5,170	-0.8%
91st	Cuba	$5,030	6.1%
92nd	Tuvalu	$4,780	2.4%
93rd	Colombia	$4,770	14.4%
94th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$4,720	16.0%
95th	Dominican Republic	$4,700	7.3%
96th	Jamaica	$4,660	5.9%
97th	North Macedonia	$4,540	21.7%
98th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	$4,500	22.3%
99th	Algeria	$4,430	17.2%
100th	Namibia	$4,310	2.6%
101st	Albania	$4,160	16.2%
102nd	Azerbaijan	$3,900	42.3%
103rd	Thailand	$3,900	12.1%
104th	Guyana	$3,820	69.8%
105th	Tunisia	$3,820	9.5%
106th	Ecuador	$3,770	17.4%
107th	Peru	$3,770	18.2%
108th	Fiji	$3,730	6.3%
109th	Marshall Islands	$3,630	-2.7%
110th	Nauru	$3,510	15.8%
111th	Iraq	$3,470	39.9%
112th	Angola	$3,450	23.2%
113th	Armenia	$3,390	30.4%
114th	Cabo Verde	$3,360	21.3%
115th	Paraguay	$3,320	32.8%
116th	Ukraine	$3,170	23.8%
117th	Eswatini	$3,160	-2.8%
118th	China	$3,140	23.1%
119th	Tonga	$3,130	15.1%
120th	Timor-Leste	$3,040	60.0%
121st	Morocco	$2,970	12.9%
122nd	Samoa	$2,970	11.7%
123rd	Jordan	$2,910	16.4%
124th	El Salvador	$2,910	6.6%
125th	Georgia	$2,820	18.5%
126th	Turkmenistan	$2,800	29.6%
127th	Guatemala	$2,570	9.8%
128th	Vanuatu	$2,430	16.8%
129th	Micronesia, Federated States of	$2,420	0.8%
130th	Congo, Republic of	$2,090	26.7%
131st	West Bank and Gaza	$2,040	14.0%
132nd	Philippines	$1,970	17.3%
133rd	Syrian Arab Republic	$1,950	16.8%
134th	Indonesia	$1,900	21.0%
135th	Nigeria	$1,890	-
136th	Moldova	$1,870	29.9%
137th	Kiribati	$1,860	3.9%
138th	Bhutan	$1,850	8.8%
139th	Mongolia	$1,790	27.9%
140th	Sri Lanka	$1,740	16.0%
141st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$1,710	20.4%
142nd	Honduras	$1,620	8.7%
143rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$1,460	20.7%
144th	Mauritania	$1,430	13.5%
145th	Nicaragua	$1,420	8.4%
146th	Solomon Islands	$1,380	9.5%
147th	Cameroon	$1,360	8.8%
148th	Papua New Guinea	$1,360	30.8%
149th	Sudan	$1,350	16.4%
150th	Comoros	$1,340	12.6%
151st	Lesotho	$1,310	-0.8%
152nd	Senegal	$1,240	13.8%
153rd	Zambia	$1,170	30.0%
154th	Ghana	$1,120	45.5%
155th	Haiti	$1,010	12.2%
156th	Côte d'Ivoire	$1,000	13.6%
157th	Pakistan	$1,000	6.4%
158th	São Tomé and Principe	$1,000	6.4%
159th	Viet Nam	$1,000	16.3%
160th	India	$990	8.8%
161st	Benin	$970	11.5%
162nd	Uzbekistan	$970	27.6%
163rd	Chad	$910	11.0%
164th	Yemen, Republic of	$880	12.8%
165th	Kenya	$830	16.9%
166th	Cambodia	$780	16.4%
167th	Kyrgyz Republic	$760	24.6%
168th	Gambia, The	$750	15.4%
169th	Lao PDR	$740	23.3%
170th	Tajikistan	$730	28.1%
171st	Mali	$720	14.3%
172nd	Bangladesh	$640	10.3%
173rd	Togo	$640	12.3%
174th	Guinea	$610	15.1%
175th	Tanzania	$590	11.3%
176th	Sierra Leone	$580	20.8%
177th	Burkina Faso	$550	12.2%
178th	Guinea-Bissau	$540	12.5%
179th	Mozambique	$530	10.4%
180th	Malawi	$530	10.4%
181st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$510	6.3%
182nd	Myanmar	$490	36.1%
183rd	Rwanda	$470	17.5%
184th	Eritrea	$440	-2.2%
185th	Niger	$440	15.8%
186th	Madagascar	$430	19.4%
187th	Nepal	$430	16.2%
188th	Uganda	$430	13.2%
189th	Central African Republic	$390	8.3%
190th	Afghanistan	$370	12.1%
191st	Liberia	$370	19.4%
192nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$300	15.4%
193rd	Burundi	$180	12.5%
194th	Zimbabwe	$120	-50.0%

FAQ

What was South Africa's gni per capita in 2008?▾

South Africa's gni per capita in 2008 was $6,490. This ranked 78th globally.

How did South Africa's gni per capita change in 2008?▾

South Africa's gni per capita increased by 0.8% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest gni per capita in 2008?▾

Liechtenstein had the highest gni per capita in 2008 at $121,890.

What is the gni per capita of South Africa in 2008?▾

The gni per capita of South Africa in 2008 was $6,490. This ranked 78th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for South Africa's gni per capita?▾

South Africa's gni per capita went from $6,440 in 2007 to $6,490 in 2008, a 0.8% increase.

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