Brazil vs South Africa
Brazil vs South Africa: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $9,748 in Brazil and $5,713 in South Africa, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Brazil, by $4,035, or 1.71 times that in South Africa.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher since 1976, when it overtook South Africa.
- In 2025, Brazil ranked 74 and South Africa ranked 101 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Brazil | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,748 | $5,713 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $9,567 | $5,715 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $9,288 | $5,757 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $9,032 | $5,787 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $8,799 | $5,751 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $8,435 | $5,570 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $8,771 | $6,033 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $8,722 | $6,117 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $8,628 | $6,126 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $8,578 | $6,095 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $8,936 | $6,112 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $9,338 | $6,155 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $9,367 | $6,171 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $9,167 | $6,122 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $9,068 | $6,067 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $8,793 | $5,954 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $8,246 | $5,847 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $8,331 | $6,010 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $8,003 | $5,891 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $7,622 | $5,651 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $7,410 | $5,406 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $7,259 | $5,187 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $6,941 | $5,012 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $6,945 | $4,917 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $6,823 | $4,786 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $6,818 | $4,701 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $6,622 | $4,553 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $6,687 | $4,495 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $6,765 | $4,527 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $6,641 | $4,466 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $6,596 | $4,337 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $6,427 | $4,258 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $6,167 | $4,194 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $5,974 | $4,226 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $6,108 | $4,396 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $6,150 | $4,544 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $6,545 | $4,687 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $6,463 | $4,714 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $6,592 | $4,664 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $6,494 | $4,713 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $6,168 | $4,865 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $5,842 | $5,092 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $5,665 | $5,015 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $5,968 | $5,291 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $6,055 | $5,499 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $6,473 | $5,400 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $6,069 | $5,221 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $5,821 | $5,168 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $5,680 | $5,156 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $5,543 | $5,302 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $5,149 | $5,328 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $5,014 | $5,386 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $4,748 | $5,221 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $4,268 | $5,137 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $3,907 | $5,201 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $3,596 | $5,136 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $3,339 | $5,030 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $3,127 | $4,954 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $2,921 | $4,907 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $2,879 | $4,722 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $2,773 | $4,664 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $2,785 | $4,532 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $2,773 | $4,329 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $2,838 | $4,156 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $2,743 | $4,032 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $2,604 | $3,993 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025