South Africa vs United Kingdom: Economy

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

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Indicator	South Africa	United Kingdom	Detail
GDP (current US$)	$401.14B	$3.69T	Compare →
GDP per capita (current US$)	6,267.19	53,246.37	Compare →
GDP growth (annual %)	0.53	1.13	Compare →
Forest rents (% of GDP)	0.63	0.00	Compare →
Mineral rents (% of GDP)	3.83	0.00	Compare →
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)	7.33	0.59	Compare →
GDP per capita growth (annual %)	-0.71	0.05	Compare →
GDP (constant 2015 US$)	$365.83B	$3.32T	Compare →
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)	3.92	3.62	Compare →
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)	5,715.48	47,960.91	Compare →
GNI (current US$)	$393.26B	$3.66T	Compare →
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)	6,110.00	49,470.00	Compare →
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)	24.31	17.12	Compare →
GNI, Atlas method (current US$)	$391.20B	$3.42T	Compare →
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI)	2.65	0.00	Compare →
Services, value added (% of GDP)	62.99	72.45	Compare →
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)	2.81	0.64	Compare →
GDP, PPP (current international $)	$989.31B	$4.29T	Compare →
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI)	12.99	15.21	Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)	15,456.20	62,009.49	Compare →
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	15,150.00	61,460.00	Compare →
GNI, PPP (current international $)	$969.86B	$4.25T	Compare →
Natural gas rents (% of GDP)	0.03	0.17	Compare →
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)	4.64	0.43	Compare →
Oil rents (% of GDP)	0.40	0.42	Compare →
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)	6.50	5.10	Compare →
Coal rents (% of GDP)	2.44	0.00	Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)	13,597.65	52,621.18	Compare →
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $)	$870.35B	$3.64T	Compare →
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI)	1.74	0.52	Compare →
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	4.36	3.27	Compare →
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	31.79	30.98	Compare →
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	29.85	31.86	Compare →
Trade (% of GDP)	61.65	62.84	Compare →
Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth)	5.34	0.25	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.