South Africa - GNI per Capita 2020
$5,930
−$640 from 2019
South Africa's gni per capita was $5,930 in 2020, decreased +$640 from $6,570 in 2019. This was the 106th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2020▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bermuda | $110,960 | -5.1% |
| 2nd | Switzerland | $81,740 | -1.7% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | $80,090 | 1.0% |
| 4th | Isle of Man | $79,280 | -6.1% |
| 5th | Norway | $78,610 | -4.6% |
| 6th | Iceland | $65,670 | -12.3% |
| 7th | United States | $64,920 | -1.5% |
| 8th | Ireland | $64,420 | 3.1% |
| 9th | Faroe Islands | $64,200 | -2.7% |
| 10th | Denmark | $62,710 | -0.5% |
| 11th | Cayman Islands | $62,420 | -3.3% |
| 12th | Qatar | $57,730 | -12.1% |
| 13th | Singapore | $55,780 | -4.5% |
| 14th | Sweden | $54,590 | -2.7% |
| 15th | Australia | $53,770 | -2.4% |
| 16th | Netherlands | $51,490 | -2.7% |
| 17th | Finland | $49,630 | 0.1% |
| 18th | Austria | $49,000 | -3.7% |
| 19th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $48,550 | -3.8% |
| 20th | Germany | $48,540 | -3.6% |
| 21st | Belgium | $46,330 | -3.6% |
| 22nd | Macao SAR, China | $43,910 | -38.8% |
| 23rd | Canada | $43,900 | -5.8% |
| 24th | Israel | $43,370 | -2.1% |
| 25th | Andorra | $42,450 | -8.6% |
| 26th | New Zealand | $41,850 | -3.0% |
| 27th | United Arab Emirates | $41,310 | -11.5% |
| 28th | Japan | $40,930 | -2.5% |
| 29th | San Marino | $40,540 | -7.4% |
| 30th | France | $39,690 | -7.1% |
| 31st | United Kingdom | $39,340 | -9.9% |
| 32nd | Korea | $35,000 | -2.2% |
| 33rd | New Caledonia | $34,890 | -0.7% |
| 34th | European Union | $34,672 | -4.5% |
| 35th | Kuwait | $33,150 | -7.1% |
| 36th | Italy | $32,600 | -6.9% |
| 37th | Brunei Darussalam | $30,810 | -2.3% |
| 38th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $29,440 | -13.6% |
| 39th | Spain | $27,410 | -10.3% |
| 40th | Saudi Arabia | $26,940 | -7.5% |
| 41st | Malta | $26,910 | -9.8% |
| 42nd | Cyprus | $26,780 | -5.6% |
| 43rd | Slovenia | $25,380 | -2.0% |
| 44th | Bahamas, The | $25,180 | -20.4% |
| 45th | Bahrain | $23,870 | -7.5% |
| 46th | Estonia | $23,580 | 0.4% |
| 47th | Aruba | $22,790 | -22.3% |
| 48th | Czechia | $22,190 | -1.1% |
| 49th | French Polynesia | $22,170 | -9.6% |
| 50th | Portugal | $21,910 | -5.8% |
| 51st | Puerto Rico (US) | $21,200 | -0.5% |
| 52nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | $20,840 | -33.9% |
| 53rd | Lithuania | $19,800 | 3.1% |
| 54th | Slovak Republic | $19,420 | 1.0% |
| 55th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $19,340 | -18.3% |
| 56th | Barbados | $18,740 | -8.7% |
| 57th | Greece | $18,030 | -8.8% |
| 58th | Latvia | $17,350 | 2.0% |
| 59th | Oman | $17,190 | -3.8% |
| 60th | Nauru | $17,180 | 8.5% |
| 61st | Hungary | $16,330 | -3.0% |
| 62nd | Curaçao | $16,190 | -15.4% |
| 63rd | Uruguay | $16,130 | -12.3% |
| 64th | Poland | $15,640 | 0.8% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | $15,460 | -15.3% |
| 66th | Seychelles | $15,400 | -17.6% |
| 67th | Palau | $15,360 | -5.2% |
| 68th | Croatia | $15,130 | -4.2% |
| 69th | Trinidad and Tobago | $15,040 | -12.8% |
| 70th | Panama | $13,070 | -16.4% |
| 71st | Chile | $12,960 | -11.8% |
| 72nd | Romania | $12,720 | 0.5% |
| 73rd | Costa Rica | $11,700 | -4.4% |
| 74th | Mauritius | $10,760 | -15.3% |
| 75th | China | $10,740 | 2.2% |
| 76th | Russian Federation | $10,660 | -4.7% |
| 77th | Malaysia | $10,110 | -6.0% |
| 78th | Bulgaria | $10,090 | 1.7% |
| 79th | Türkiye | $9,330 | -6.4% |
| 80th | Argentina | $9,040 | -19.4% |
| 81st | Mexico | $8,920 | -9.5% |
| 82nd | St. Lucia | $8,560 | -22.9% |
| 83rd | Grenada | $8,390 | -10.7% |
| 84th | Kazakhstan | $8,380 | -1.4% |
| 85th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $8,360 | -3.9% |
| 86th | Dominica | $8,230 | -12.0% |
| 87th | Guyana | $8,090 | 26.8% |
| 88th | Brazil | $8,080 | -14.1% |
| 89th | Serbia | $7,790 | 5.6% |
| 90th | Montenegro | $7,770 | -13.4% |
| 91st | Dominican Republic | $7,080 | -10.8% |
| 92nd | Maldives | $7,050 | -34.3% |
| 93rd | Libya | $7,000 | -30.7% |
| 94th | Thailand | $6,900 | -2.3% |
| 95th | Tuvalu | $6,880 | 0.0% |
| 96th | Gabon | $6,820 | -0.7% |
| 97th | Marshall Islands | $6,610 | -2.4% |
| 98th | Botswana | $6,600 | -12.2% |
| 99th | North Macedonia | $6,460 | -0.9% |
| 100th | Belarus | $6,410 | 0.6% |
| 101st | Lebanon | $6,350 | -26.4% |
| 102nd | Turkmenistan | $6,300 | 1.1% |
| 103rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $6,160 | -0.3% |
| 104th | Peru | $6,080 | -11.2% |
| 105th | Albania | $5,970 | 1.2% |
| 106th | South Africa | $5,930 | -9.7% |
| 107th | Colombia | $5,850 | -11.8% |
| 108th | Paraguay | $5,550 | -6.7% |
| 109th | Ecuador | $5,410 | -11.3% |
| 110th | Jamaica | $5,360 | -9.6% |
| 111th | Tonga | $5,210 | 4.6% |
| 112th | Belize | $5,170 | -11.6% |
| 113th | Equatorial Guinea | $4,790 | -6.6% |
| 114th | Iraq | $4,720 | -14.5% |
| 115th | Suriname | $4,710 | -21.5% |
| 116th | Fiji | $4,560 | -18.1% |
| 117th | Azerbaijan | $4,480 | -0.7% |
| 118th | Kosovo | $4,440 | -4.3% |
| 119th | Guatemala | $4,360 | -2.9% |
| 120th | Moldova | $4,360 | -2.9% |
| 121st | Georgia | $4,330 | -9.4% |
| 122nd | Namibia | $4,240 | -12.9% |
| 123rd | Armenia | $4,230 | -9.0% |
| 124th | Samoa | $4,080 | -4.4% |
| 125th | Jordan | $4,070 | -2.9% |
| 126th | Algeria | $4,020 | -10.3% |
| 127th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $3,990 | -1.5% |
| 128th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $3,980 | -15.5% |
| 129th | Sri Lanka | $3,880 | -8.1% |
| 130th | Indonesia | $3,850 | -4.2% |
| 131st | El Salvador | $3,800 | -8.0% |
| 132nd | West Bank and Gaza | $3,700 | -11.9% |
| 133rd | Mongolia | $3,690 | -2.9% |
| 134th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $3,620 | -13.2% |
| 135th | Ukraine | $3,530 | 8.0% |
| 136th | Cabo Verde | $3,510 | -20.6% |
| 137th | Eswatini | $3,430 | -6.8% |
| 138th | Viet Nam | $3,400 | 3.3% |
| 139th | Vanuatu | $3,390 | -9.4% |
| 140th | Philippines | $3,350 | -10.9% |
| 141st | Tunisia | $3,270 | -8.9% |
| 142nd | Morocco | $3,260 | -7.1% |
| 143rd | Kiribati | $3,070 | -15.0% |
| 144th | Bhutan | $3,040 | -9.8% |
| 145th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $2,960 | 12.1% |
| 146th | Djibouti | $2,780 | 0.0% |
| 147th | Lao PDR | $2,470 | -2.0% |
| 148th | Nigeria | $2,460 | 8.8% |
| 149th | Papua New Guinea | $2,410 | -0.4% |
| 150th | Bangladesh | $2,320 | 4.5% |
| 151st | Ghana | $2,250 | 3.7% |
| 152nd | Congo, Republic of | $2,230 | 2.3% |
| 153rd | Solomon Islands | $2,170 | -1.8% |
| 154th | Côte d'Ivoire | $2,120 | 0.0% |
| 155th | Honduras | $2,120 | -9.0% |
| 156th | Cambodia | $2,050 | -2.4% |
| 157th | Timor-Leste | $2,040 | -6.4% |
| 158th | São Tomé and Principe | $2,030 | 12.2% |
| 159th | Angola | $2,020 | -17.2% |
| 160th | Uzbekistan | $2,000 | -7.0% |
| 161st | Zimbabwe | $1,980 | -18.5% |
| 162nd | Kenya | $1,910 | 1.6% |
| 163rd | India | $1,900 | -8.2% |
| 164th | Nicaragua | $1,810 | -6.2% |
| 165th | Mauritania | $1,720 | 0.0% |
| 166th | Cameroon | $1,540 | -1.3% |
| 167th | Comoros | $1,520 | -0.7% |
| 168th | Senegal | $1,440 | 0.7% |
| 169th | Pakistan | $1,370 | -9.9% |
| 170th | Haiti | $1,340 | -5.0% |
| 171st | Myanmar | $1,320 | -4.3% |
| 172nd | Kyrgyz Republic | $1,210 | -2.4% |
| 173rd | Benin | $1,190 | 1.7% |
| 174th | Nepal | $1,190 | -4.0% |
| 175th | Lesotho | $1,170 | -9.3% |
| 176th | Zambia | $1,120 | -18.8% |
| 177th | Tanzania | $1,060 | 1.0% |
| 178th | Guinea | $1,030 | 6.2% |
| 179th | Tajikistan | $1,030 | -1.9% |
| 180th | Mali | $930 | -3.1% |
| 181st | Chad | $890 | -3.3% |
| 182nd | Togo | $870 | 1.2% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | $860 | 1.2% |
| 184th | Sierra Leone | $840 | -1.2% |
| 185th | Uganda | $820 | 1.2% |
| 186th | Syrian Arab Republic | $790 | -18.6% |
| 187th | Burkina Faso | $770 | 1.3% |
| 188th | Rwanda | $770 | -6.1% |
| 189th | Gambia, The | $720 | 0.0% |
| 190th | Sudan | $600 | -16.7% |
| 191st | Liberia | $570 | -5.0% |
| 192nd | Malawi | $560 | 3.7% |
| 193rd | Niger | $560 | -8.2% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $500 | -3.8% |
| 195th | Afghanistan | $490 | -5.8% |
| 196th | Central African Republic | $490 | -2.0% |
| 197th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $480 | 4.3% |
| 198th | Mozambique | $480 | -4.0% |
| 199th | Madagascar | $450 | -10.0% |
| 200th | Burundi | $250 | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's gni per capita in 2020?▾
South Africa's gni per capita in 2020 was $5,930. This ranked 106th globally.
How did South Africa's gni per capita change in 2020?▾
South Africa's gni per capita decreased by 9.7% in 2020 compared to 2019.
Which country had the highest gni per capita in 2020?▾
Bermuda had the highest gni per capita in 2020 at $110,960.
What is the gni per capita of South Africa in 2020?▾
The gni per capita of South Africa in 2020 was $5,930. This ranked 106th globally.
How does 2020 compare to 2019 for South Africa's gni per capita?▾
South Africa's gni per capita went from $6,570 in 2019 to $5,930 in 2020, a 9.7% decrease.
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