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South Africa: Real GDP per capita (USD)

US dollars per person · 1850–2025 · 176 observations · forecasts to 2031 · rGDP_pc_USD

2025
5,804US dollars per person
Change on 2024
−0.0%year on year
Average growth, 2015–2025
−0.7%a year

Real GDP per capita (USD)

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ForecastUS dollars per person

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Recent values

US dollars per person

YearValue
20315,995Forecast
20305,970Forecast
20295,923Forecast
20285,887Forecast
20275,859Forecast
20265,839Forecast
20255,804
20245,807
20235,828
20225,865
20215,823
20205,607
20196,064
20186,141
20176,138
20166,157

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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