Bhutan vs South Africa: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita

Bhutan
12,774 current LCU per person
in 2020
South Africa
10,852 current LCU per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
65th
South Africa rank
68th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Bhutan
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k197219982024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 12,774 current LCU per person against 10,852 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 1,922 current LCU per person.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Africa ahead.

Bhutan ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 68th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 195.17 current LCU per person 341.38 current LCU per person 146.21 current LCU per person South Africa
1990s 561.15 current LCU per person 1,097 current LCU per person 535.71 current LCU per person South Africa
2000s 1,907 current LCU per person 3,146 current LCU per person 1,240 current LCU per person South Africa
2010s 10,081 current LCU per person 7,231 current LCU per person 2,850 current LCU per person Bhutan
2020s 12,774 current LCU per person 8,496 current LCU per person 4,278 current LCU per person Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Bhutan or South Africa?
Bhutan, at 12,774 current LCU per person against 10,852 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Bhutan and South Africa?
1,922 current LCU per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and South Africa rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
Bhutan ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 68th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (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, 4,635 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (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.