Botswana vs South Africa: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita

Botswana
29,892 current LCU per person
in 2023
South Africa
33,770 current LCU per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
71st
South Africa rank
68th

Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k197219982024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 33,770 current LCU per person against 29,892 current LCU per person in Botswana, a difference of 3,878 current LCU per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 68th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3,392 current LCU per person 2,523 current LCU per person 868.92 current LCU per person Botswana
2000s 14,719 current LCU per person 12,743 current LCU per person 1,975 current LCU per person Botswana
2010s 22,014 current LCU per person 21,561 current LCU per person 453.29 current LCU per person Botswana
2020s 27,382 current LCU per person 30,305 current LCU per person 2,923 current LCU per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 33,770 current LCU per person against 29,892 current LCU per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
3,878 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita?
Botswana ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 68th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,686 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.