Maldives vs South Africa: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita

Maldives
30,432 current LCU per person
in 2021
South Africa
29,725 current LCU per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
64th
South Africa rank
65th

Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Maldives
  • South Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197219982024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 30,432 current LCU per person against 29,725 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 707 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was South Africa ahead.

Maldives ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 65th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 44.9 current LCU per person 327.16 current LCU per person 282.26 current LCU per person South Africa
1980s 432.79 current LCU per person 757.57 current LCU per person 324.78 current LCU per person South Africa
1990s 2,413 current LCU per person 2,813 current LCU per person 400.01 current LCU per person South Africa
2000s 6,072 current LCU per person 8,386 current LCU per person 2,314 current LCU per person South Africa
2010s 26,542 current LCU per person 19,239 current LCU per person 7,303 current LCU per person Maldives
2020s 26,652 current LCU per person 23,779 current LCU per person 2,873 current LCU per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per capita, Maldives or South Africa?
Maldives, at 30,432 current LCU per person against 29,725 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per capita between Maldives and South Africa?
707 current LCU per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Maldives and South Africa rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
Maldives ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 65th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (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, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (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.