South Africa - GNI per Capita 2021
$6,320
+$390 from 2020
South Africa's gni per capita was $6,320 in 2021, increased +$390 from $5,930 in 2020. This was the 104th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bermuda | $120,410 | 8.5% |
| 2nd | Switzerland | $89,120 | 9.0% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | $86,850 | 8.4% |
| 4th | Norway | $81,770 | 4.0% |
| 5th | Isle of Man | $76,440 | -3.6% |
| 6th | Cayman Islands | $76,260 | 22.2% |
| 7th | Ireland | $74,070 | 15.0% |
| 8th | United States | $71,730 | 10.5% |
| 9th | Faroe Islands | $70,040 | 9.1% |
| 10th | Denmark | $69,810 | 11.3% |
| 11th | Iceland | $66,970 | 2.0% |
| 12th | Qatar | $66,970 | 16.0% |
| 13th | Singapore | $65,010 | 16.5% |
| 14th | Sweden | $59,840 | 9.6% |
| 15th | Netherlands | $59,560 | 15.7% |
| 16th | Australia | $57,220 | 6.4% |
| 17th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $54,380 | 12.0% |
| 18th | Austria | $53,440 | 9.1% |
| 19th | Germany | $52,850 | 8.9% |
| 20th | Finland | $52,810 | 6.4% |
| 21st | Belgium | $51,140 | 10.4% |
| 22nd | Israel | $49,680 | 14.5% |
| 23rd | Canada | $49,080 | 11.8% |
| 24th | San Marino | $48,160 | 18.8% |
| 25th | Macao SAR, China | $46,330 | 5.5% |
| 26th | United Kingdom | $45,870 | 16.6% |
| 27th | New Zealand | $45,800 | 9.4% |
| 28th | Andorra | $44,720 | 5.3% |
| 29th | France | $44,300 | 11.6% |
| 30th | Japan | $43,710 | 6.8% |
| 31st | United Arab Emirates | $43,230 | 4.6% |
| 32nd | European Union | $38,569 | 11.2% |
| 33rd | Korea | $37,450 | 7.0% |
| 34th | Italy | $36,760 | 12.8% |
| 35th | Kuwait | $35,990 | 8.6% |
| 36th | New Caledonia | $35,420 | 1.5% |
| 37th | Malta | $32,440 | 20.5% |
| 38th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | $31,430 | 6.8% |
| 39th | Saudi Arabia | $30,480 | 13.1% |
| 40th | Spain | $30,380 | 10.8% |
| 41st | Bahamas, The | $29,910 | 18.8% |
| 42nd | Brunei Darussalam | $29,890 | -3.0% |
| 43rd | Cyprus | $29,570 | 10.4% |
| 44th | Slovenia | $28,320 | 11.6% |
| 45th | Turks and Caicos Islands | $27,480 | 31.9% |
| 46th | Aruba | $26,550 | 16.5% |
| 47th | Estonia | $26,490 | 12.3% |
| 48th | Czechia | $25,500 | 14.9% |
| 49th | Bahrain | $25,240 | 5.7% |
| 50th | Portugal | $23,980 | 9.4% |
| 51st | French Polynesia | $23,460 | 5.8% |
| 52nd | Puerto Rico (US) | $22,580 | 6.5% |
| 53rd | Lithuania | $22,050 | 11.4% |
| 54th | Slovak Republic | $21,010 | 8.2% |
| 55th | Greece | $20,350 | 12.9% |
| 56th | Barbados | $19,880 | 6.1% |
| 57th | Nauru | $19,460 | 13.3% |
| 58th | Latvia | $19,310 | 11.3% |
| 59th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $19,070 | -1.4% |
| 60th | Hungary | $18,070 | 10.7% |
| 61st | Curaçao | $17,950 | 10.9% |
| 62nd | Oman | $17,910 | 4.2% |
| 63rd | Poland | $17,470 | 11.7% |
| 64th | Croatia | $17,420 | 15.1% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | $16,660 | 7.8% |
| 66th | Trinidad and Tobago | $16,310 | 8.4% |
| 67th | Uruguay | $16,220 | 0.6% |
| 68th | Seychelles | $14,950 | -2.9% |
| 69th | Panama | $14,920 | 14.2% |
| 70th | Chile | $14,790 | 14.1% |
| 71st | Romania | $14,180 | 11.5% |
| 72nd | Palau | $13,770 | -10.4% |
| 73rd | Costa Rica | $12,630 | 7.9% |
| 74th | China | $12,220 | 13.8% |
| 75th | Bulgaria | $11,720 | 16.2% |
| 76th | Russian Federation | $11,710 | 9.8% |
| 77th | Mauritius | $10,890 | 1.2% |
| 78th | Malaysia | $10,520 | 4.1% |
| 79th | Türkiye | $10,240 | 9.8% |
| 80th | Argentina | $10,070 | 11.4% |
| 81st | Mexico | $9,880 | 10.8% |
| 82nd | St. Lucia | $9,860 | 15.2% |
| 83rd | Maldives | $9,350 | 32.6% |
| 84th | Montenegro | $9,210 | 18.5% |
| 85th | Grenada | $8,890 | 6.0% |
| 86th | Serbia | $8,890 | 14.1% |
| 87th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $8,720 | 4.3% |
| 88th | Dominica | $8,660 | 5.2% |
| 89th | Kazakhstan | $8,540 | 1.9% |
| 90th | Dominican Republic | $8,160 | 15.3% |
| 91st | Brazil | $8,060 | -0.2% |
| 92nd | Guyana | $7,810 | -3.5% |
| 93rd | Botswana | $7,530 | 14.1% |
| 94th | Tuvalu | $7,510 | 9.2% |
| 95th | Thailand | $7,090 | 2.8% |
| 96th | North Macedonia | $7,050 | 9.1% |
| 97th | Belarus | $7,040 | 9.8% |
| 98th | Gabon | $7,000 | 2.6% |
| 99th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $6,970 | 13.1% |
| 100th | Libya | $6,950 | -0.7% |
| 101st | Albania | $6,940 | 16.2% |
| 102nd | Marshall Islands | $6,720 | 1.7% |
| 103rd | Peru | $6,550 | 7.7% |
| 104th | South Africa | $6,320 | 6.6% |
| 105th | Colombia | $6,310 | 7.9% |
| 106th | Turkmenistan | $6,260 | -0.6% |
| 107th | Belize | $6,120 | 18.4% |
| 108th | Ecuador | $6,100 | 12.8% |
| 109th | Paraguay | $5,740 | 3.4% |
| 110th | Jamaica | $5,690 | 6.2% |
| 111th | Moldova | $5,270 | 20.9% |
| 112th | Tonga | $5,240 | 0.6% |
| 113th | Kosovo | $5,130 | 15.5% |
| 114th | Azerbaijan | $4,910 | 9.6% |
| 115th | Equatorial Guinea | $4,820 | 0.6% |
| 116th | Guatemala | $4,800 | 10.1% |
| 117th | Lebanon | $4,770 | -24.9% |
| 118th | Georgia | $4,760 | 9.9% |
| 119th | Iraq | $4,740 | 0.4% |
| 120th | Armenia | $4,580 | 8.3% |
| 121st | Suriname | $4,490 | -4.7% |
| 122nd | Fiji | $4,380 | -3.9% |
| 123rd | El Salvador | $4,380 | 15.3% |
| 124th | West Bank and Gaza | $4,270 | 15.4% |
| 125th | Jordan | $4,240 | 4.2% |
| 126th | Namibia | $4,140 | -2.4% |
| 127th | Indonesia | $4,130 | 7.3% |
| 128th | Algeria | $4,120 | 2.5% |
| 129th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $4,110 | 3.3% |
| 130th | Ukraine | $4,060 | 15.0% |
| 131st | Micronesia, Federated States of | $4,040 | 1.3% |
| 132nd | Sri Lanka | $4,010 | 3.4% |
| 133rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $3,990 | 10.2% |
| 134th | Samoa | $3,990 | -2.2% |
| 135th | Cabo Verde | $3,870 | 10.3% |
| 136th | Mongolia | $3,690 | 0.0% |
| 137th | Tunisia | $3,640 | 11.3% |
| 138th | Morocco | $3,630 | 11.3% |
| 139th | Eswatini | $3,620 | 5.5% |
| 140th | Philippines | $3,570 | 6.6% |
| 141st | Viet Nam | $3,540 | 4.1% |
| 142nd | Vanuatu | $3,500 | 3.2% |
| 143rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $3,470 | 17.2% |
| 144th | Bhutan | $3,300 | 8.6% |
| 145th | Kiribati | $3,150 | 2.6% |
| 146th | Djibouti | $2,990 | 7.6% |
| 147th | Nigeria | $2,860 | 16.3% |
| 148th | Bangladesh | $2,600 | 12.1% |
| 149th | Lao PDR | $2,500 | 1.2% |
| 150th | Honduras | $2,440 | 15.1% |
| 151st | Papua New Guinea | $2,370 | -1.7% |
| 152nd | Zimbabwe | $2,320 | 17.2% |
| 153rd | Côte d'Ivoire | $2,300 | 8.5% |
| 154th | Ghana | $2,300 | 2.2% |
| 155th | Uzbekistan | $2,250 | 12.5% |
| 156th | São Tomé and Principe | $2,220 | 9.4% |
| 157th | India | $2,170 | 14.2% |
| 158th | Cambodia | $2,120 | 3.4% |
| 159th | Solomon Islands | $2,120 | -2.3% |
| 160th | Kenya | $2,070 | 8.4% |
| 161st | Nicaragua | $2,060 | 13.8% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | $2,050 | 0.5% |
| 163rd | Congo, Republic of | $2,040 | -8.5% |
| 164th | Angola | $1,990 | -1.5% |
| 165th | Mauritania | $1,810 | 5.2% |
| 166th | Cameroon | $1,610 | 4.5% |
| 167th | Comoros | $1,570 | 3.3% |
| 168th | Senegal | $1,530 | 6.3% |
| 169th | Haiti | $1,450 | 8.2% |
| 170th | Pakistan | $1,420 | 3.6% |
| 171st | Benin | $1,280 | 7.6% |
| 172nd | Kyrgyz Republic | $1,270 | 5.0% |
| 173rd | Nepal | $1,250 | 5.0% |
| 174th | Myanmar | $1,240 | -6.1% |
| 175th | Lesotho | $1,190 | 1.7% |
| 176th | Tajikistan | $1,130 | 9.7% |
| 177th | Tanzania | $1,130 | 6.6% |
| 178th | Guinea | $1,120 | 8.7% |
| 179th | Zambia | $1,040 | -7.1% |
| 180th | Mali | $960 | 3.2% |
| 181st | Togo | $930 | 6.9% |
| 182nd | Guinea-Bissau | $910 | 5.8% |
| 183rd | Sierra Leone | $890 | 6.0% |
| 184th | Chad | $890 | 0.0% |
| 185th | Uganda | $860 | 4.9% |
| 186th | Rwanda | $840 | 9.1% |
| 187th | Burkina Faso | $820 | 6.5% |
| 188th | Gambia, The | $760 | 5.6% |
| 189th | Syrian Arab Republic | $700 | -11.4% |
| 190th | Liberia | $630 | 10.5% |
| 191st | Sudan | $620 | 3.3% |
| 192nd | Malawi | $600 | 7.1% |
| 193rd | Niger | $600 | 7.1% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $540 | 8.0% |
| 195th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $530 | 10.4% |
| 196th | Central African Republic | $510 | 4.1% |
| 197th | Mozambique | $490 | 2.1% |
| 198th | Madagascar | $470 | 4.4% |
| 199th | Afghanistan | $380 | -22.4% |
| 200th | Burundi | $260 | 4.0% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's gni per capita in 2021?▾
South Africa's gni per capita in 2021 was $6,320. This ranked 104th globally.
How did South Africa's gni per capita change in 2021?▾
South Africa's gni per capita increased by 6.6% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest gni per capita in 2021?▾
Bermuda had the highest gni per capita in 2021 at $120,410.
What is the gni per capita of South Africa in 2021?▾
The gni per capita of South Africa in 2021 was $6,320. This ranked 104th globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for South Africa's gni per capita?▾
South Africa's gni per capita went from $5,930 in 2020 to $6,320 in 2021, a 6.6% increase.
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