South Africa - GNI per Capita 2012
$8,220
+$600 from 2011
South Africa's gni per capita was $8,220 in 2012, increased +$600 from $7,620 in 2011. This was the 83rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bermuda | $101,910 | -1.0% |
| 2nd | Norway | $99,750 | 9.7% |
| 3rd | Qatar | $92,500 | 10.7% |
| 4th | Luxembourg | $87,950 | 11.0% |
| 5th | Switzerland | $86,720 | 6.6% |
| 6th | Isle of Man | $82,400 | 10.1% |
| 7th | Denmark | $61,570 | -0.8% |
| 8th | Australia | $60,500 | 19.6% |
| 9th | Macao SAR, China | $60,370 | 10.5% |
| 10th | Sweden | $58,840 | 4.2% |
| 11th | Faroe Islands | $56,500 | 5.8% |
| 12th | United States | $52,610 | 3.9% |
| 13th | Netherlands | $52,070 | -4.1% |
| 14th | Singapore | $51,710 | 7.2% |
| 15th | United Arab Emirates | $51,180 | 12.2% |
| 16th | Cayman Islands | $51,150 | -30.8% |
| 17th | Canada | $51,080 | 8.2% |
| 18th | Kuwait | $50,830 | 14.6% |
| 19th | Japan | $50,060 | 5.5% |
| 20th | Austria | $49,760 | -1.2% |
| 21st | Finland | $48,820 | -2.7% |
| 22nd | Germany | $47,480 | -1.5% |
| 23rd | Belgium | $47,170 | 1.0% |
| 24th | France | $43,500 | -2.5% |
| 25th | Iceland | $42,440 | 8.1% |
| 26th | United Kingdom | $41,940 | 1.7% |
| 27th | Brunei Darussalam | $41,690 | 14.2% |
| 28th | Ireland | $41,070 | -3.7% |
| 29th | New Zealand | $36,780 | 14.0% |
| 30th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $36,340 | 1.8% |
| 31st | Italy | $35,970 | -4.6% |
| 32nd | European Union | $34,677 | -2.1% |
| 33rd | Israel | $33,560 | 2.1% |
| 34th | Cyprus | $29,760 | -8.9% |
| 35th | Spain | $29,710 | -4.7% |
| 36th | Bahamas, The | $27,910 | 3.4% |
| 37th | Saudi Arabia | $27,610 | 14.5% |
| 38th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $26,910 | 1.4% |
| 39th | Korea | $26,780 | 8.9% |
| 40th | Bahrain | $24,670 | 23.1% |
| 41st | French Polynesia | $24,050 | -4.8% |
| 42nd | Aruba | $23,970 | 3.8% |
| 43rd | Slovenia | $23,010 | -5.5% |
| 44th | Greece | $22,750 | -7.0% |
| 45th | Malta | $22,450 | 1.9% |
| 46th | Oman | $21,960 | 5.5% |
| 47th | Portugal | $21,220 | -6.7% |
| 48th | Barbados | $19,740 | 10.3% |
| 49th | Czechia | $19,650 | 0.3% |
| 50th | Curaçao | $19,330 | -0.5% |
| 51st | Puerto Rico (US) | $18,550 | 5.4% |
| 52nd | Trinidad and Tobago | $17,960 | 19.3% |
| 53rd | Slovak Republic | $17,830 | 1.5% |
| 54th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $17,010 | 1.5% |
| 55th | Estonia | $16,910 | 6.4% |
| 56th | Antigua and Barbuda | $14,530 | 3.0% |
| 57th | Uruguay | $14,230 | 11.8% |
| 58th | Chile | $14,170 | 19.5% |
| 59th | Lithuania | $14,040 | 6.4% |
| 60th | Croatia | $13,520 | -3.2% |
| 61st | Russian Federation | $13,470 | 21.8% |
| 62nd | Latvia | $13,430 | 7.7% |
| 63rd | Libya | $13,310 | 118.9% |
| 64th | Poland | $13,170 | 2.1% |
| 65th | Hungary | $13,080 | -1.4% |
| 66th | Seychelles | $12,540 | 12.5% |
| 67th | Brazil | $12,460 | 11.2% |
| 68th | Türkiye | $11,950 | 6.1% |
| 69th | Argentina | $11,770 | 11.1% |
| 70th | Palau | $11,320 | 4.2% |
| 71st | Equatorial Guinea | $11,060 | 20.6% |
| 72nd | Mexico | $10,500 | 7.6% |
| 73rd | Malaysia | $9,980 | 12.3% |
| 74th | Panama | $9,870 | 11.4% |
| 75th | Mauritius | $9,690 | 13.6% |
| 76th | Nauru | $9,650 | 37.9% |
| 77th | Kazakhstan | $9,640 | 20.0% |
| 78th | Costa Rica | $9,330 | 14.8% |
| 79th | Romania | $9,260 | 2.0% |
| 80th | St. Lucia | $9,000 | 1.2% |
| 81st | Gabon | $8,610 | 12.1% |
| 82nd | Suriname | $8,220 | 7.9% |
| 83rd | South Africa | $8,220 | 7.9% |
| 84th | Lebanon | $8,000 | 3.6% |
| 85th | Dominica | $7,530 | 0.3% |
| 86th | Bulgaria | $7,490 | 3.2% |
| 87th | Colombia | $7,340 | 15.2% |
| 88th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $7,310 | 9.4% |
| 89th | Montenegro | $6,980 | -3.5% |
| 90th | Botswana | $6,910 | 6.3% |
| 91st | Maldives | $6,810 | 1.3% |
| 92nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $6,720 | 5.2% |
| 93rd | Grenada | $6,700 | -0.4% |
| 94th | Belarus | $6,630 | 4.4% |
| 95th | Azerbaijan | $6,440 | 17.3% |
| 96th | Serbia | $6,310 | -1.1% |
| 97th | Cuba | $6,090 | 8.9% |
| 98th | China | $6,010 | 17.2% |
| 99th | Iraq | $5,980 | 26.2% |
| 100th | Peru | $5,780 | 16.5% |
| 101st | Namibia | $5,730 | 11.0% |
| 102nd | Dominican Republic | $5,700 | 4.4% |
| 103rd | Algeria | $5,630 | 11.5% |
| 104th | Thailand | $5,400 | 11.6% |
| 105th | Guyana | $5,350 | 10.1% |
| 106th | Belize | $5,330 | 3.3% |
| 107th | Ecuador | $5,320 | 11.5% |
| 108th | Paraguay | $5,170 | 6.8% |
| 109th | Jamaica | $5,100 | 8.5% |
| 110th | North Macedonia | $5,090 | -1.0% |
| 111th | Turkmenistan | $5,040 | 17.2% |
| 112th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $4,900 | 0.0% |
| 113th | Angola | $4,750 | 19.9% |
| 114th | Tuvalu | $4,440 | -5.9% |
| 115th | Albania | $4,430 | -0.7% |
| 116th | Georgia | $4,250 | 18.7% |
| 117th | Tunisia | $4,250 | 4.7% |
| 118th | Tonga | $4,130 | 12.8% |
| 119th | Eswatini | $4,010 | 10.8% |
| 120th | Jordan | $3,970 | 7.0% |
| 121st | Fiji | $3,910 | 9.5% |
| 122nd | Marshall Islands | $3,860 | 0.0% |
| 123rd | Cabo Verde | $3,730 | -0.8% |
| 124th | Armenia | $3,700 | 10.1% |
| 125th | Mongolia | $3,630 | 41.2% |
| 126th | Ukraine | $3,600 | 16.1% |
| 127th | Samoa | $3,590 | 0.6% |
| 128th | Timor-Leste | $3,570 | -4.5% |
| 129th | Kosovo | $3,540 | 4.4% |
| 130th | Indonesia | $3,520 | 18.9% |
| 131st | Sri Lanka | $3,340 | 18.0% |
| 132nd | Congo, Republic of | $3,330 | 29.1% |
| 133rd | El Salvador | $3,280 | 5.1% |
| 134th | Morocco | $3,230 | -0.9% |
| 135th | West Bank and Gaza | $3,210 | 11.5% |
| 136th | Moldova | $3,140 | 15.0% |
| 137th | Guatemala | $3,090 | 8.4% |
| 138th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $3,020 | 3.8% |
| 139th | Vanuatu | $2,840 | 1.8% |
| 140th | Philippines | $2,780 | 13.5% |
| 141st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $2,630 | 10.5% |
| 142nd | Kiribati | $2,630 | 24.6% |
| 143rd | Bhutan | $2,620 | 7.8% |
| 144th | Nigeria | $2,360 | 12.4% |
| 145th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $2,220 | 12.7% |
| 146th | Uzbekistan | $2,200 | 25.0% |
| 147th | Papua New Guinea | $2,150 | 24.3% |
| 148th | Syrian Arab Republic | $1,980 | -23.8% |
| 149th | Viet Nam | $1,980 | 21.5% |
| 150th | Honduras | $1,950 | 4.8% |
| 151st | Solomon Islands | $1,820 | 7.7% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | $1,800 | 9.8% |
| 153rd | Nicaragua | $1,700 | 6.3% |
| 154th | Zambia | $1,640 | 18.8% |
| 155th | Comoros | $1,510 | 1.3% |
| 156th | Ghana | $1,490 | 10.4% |
| 157th | Lesotho | $1,490 | 10.4% |
| 158th | Cameroon | $1,470 | 0.0% |
| 159th | India | $1,460 | 8.1% |
| 160th | Lao PDR | $1,350 | 19.5% |
| 161st | Haiti | $1,320 | 4.8% |
| 162nd | Senegal | $1,320 | 0.8% |
| 163rd | Chad | $1,310 | 10.1% |
| 164th | Myanmar | $1,170 | 12.5% |
| 165th | São Tomé and Principe | $1,160 | 1.8% |
| 166th | Zimbabwe | $1,150 | 19.8% |
| 167th | Côte d'Ivoire | $1,140 | 11.8% |
| 168th | Tajikistan | $1,130 | 13.0% |
| 169th | Sudan | $1,120 | -10.4% |
| 170th | Cambodia | $1,110 | 12.1% |
| 171st | Pakistan | $1,110 | 8.8% |
| 172nd | Yemen, Republic of | $1,080 | 16.1% |
| 173rd | Kenya | $1,060 | 5.0% |
| 174th | Benin | $1,050 | 1.9% |
| 175th | Kyrgyz Republic | $1,030 | 18.4% |
| 176th | Bangladesh | $950 | 9.2% |
| 177th | Mali | $830 | 0.0% |
| 178th | Sierra Leone | $830 | 16.9% |
| 179th | Uganda | $830 | -3.5% |
| 180th | Tanzania | $810 | 6.6% |
| 181st | South Sudan | $800 | 3.9% |
| 182nd | Togo | $790 | -1.3% |
| 183rd | Nepal | $750 | 21.0% |
| 184th | Burkina Faso | $710 | 7.6% |
| 185th | Gambia, The | $710 | 0.0% |
| 186th | Rwanda | $690 | 7.8% |
| 187th | Guinea | $680 | 1.5% |
| 188th | Malawi | $650 | -8.5% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | $640 | 16.4% |
| 190th | Guinea-Bissau | $630 | -4.5% |
| 191st | Mozambique | $630 | 10.5% |
| 192nd | Niger | $550 | 5.8% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | $540 | 5.9% |
| 194th | Liberia | $540 | 8.0% |
| 195th | Madagascar | $470 | 2.2% |
| 196th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $380 | 15.2% |
| 197th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $280 | 12.0% |
| 198th | Burundi | $230 | 4.5% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's gni per capita in 2012?▾
South Africa's gni per capita in 2012 was $8,220. This ranked 83rd globally.
How did South Africa's gni per capita change in 2012?▾
South Africa's gni per capita increased by 7.9% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest gni per capita in 2012?▾
Bermuda had the highest gni per capita in 2012 at $101,910.
What is the gni per capita of South Africa in 2012?▾
The gni per capita of South Africa in 2012 was $8,220. This ranked 83rd globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for South Africa's gni per capita?▾
South Africa's gni per capita went from $7,620 in 2011 to $8,220 in 2012, a 7.9% increase.
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