China vs South Africa: Economy

This page compares China and South Africa across 35 Economy indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator	China	South Africa	Detail
GDP (current US$)	$18.74T	$401.14B	Compare →
GDP per capita (current US$)	13,303.15	6,267.19	Compare →
GDP growth (annual %)	4.98	0.53	Compare →
Forest rents (% of GDP)	0.07	0.63	Compare →
Mineral rents (% of GDP)	0.51	3.83	Compare →
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)	1.71	7.33	Compare →
GDP per capita growth (annual %)	5.11	-0.71	Compare →
GDP (constant 2015 US$)	$18.49T	$365.83B	Compare →
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)	-0.71	3.92	Compare →
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)	13,121.68	5,715.48	Compare →
GNI (current US$)	$18.62T	$393.26B	Compare →
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)	13,660.00	6,110.00	Compare →
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)	36.48	24.31	Compare →
GNI, Atlas method (current US$)	$19.25T	$391.20B	Compare →
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI)	0.32	2.65	Compare →
Services, value added (% of GDP)	56.75	62.99	Compare →
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)	6.78	2.81	Compare →
GDP, PPP (current international $)	$38.19T	$989.31B	Compare →
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI)	26.53	12.99	Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)	27,104.87	15,456.20	Compare →
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	26,920.00	15,150.00	Compare →
GNI, PPP (current international $)	$37.93T	$969.86B	Compare →
Natural gas rents (% of GDP)	0.21	0.03	Compare →
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)	2.75	4.64	Compare →
Oil rents (% of GDP)	0.31	0.40	Compare →
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)	1.79	6.50	Compare →
Coal rents (% of GDP)	0.61	2.44	Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)	23,845.62	13,597.65	Compare →
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $)	$33.60T	$870.35B	Compare →
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI)	0.69	1.74	Compare →
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	0.22	4.36	Compare →
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	20.02	31.79	Compare →
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	17.18	29.85	Compare →
Trade (% of GDP)	37.20	61.65	Compare →
Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth)	6.79	5.34	Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.