History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in South Africa
South Africa: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 12,166 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
12,166 2011 US$
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
76th
of 145 countries
All-time high
12,246 2011 US$
in 2015
All-time low
897 2011 US$
in 1862
Years of data
277
1700–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in South Africa, 1700–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 12,166 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in South Africa peaked at 12,246 2011 US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 897 2011 US$, in 1862.
That places South Africa 76th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 2,715 2011 US$ | — |
| 1701 | 2,715 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1702 | 2,710 2011 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1703 | 2,581 2011 US$ | -4.8% |
| 1704 | 2,332 2011 US$ | -9.6% |
| 1705 | 2,249 2011 US$ | -3.6% |
| 1706 | 2,844 2011 US$ | +26.5% |
| 1707 | 3,145 2011 US$ | +10.6% |
| 1708 | 3,366 2011 US$ | +7.0% |
| 1709 | 3,060 2011 US$ | -9.1% |
| 1710 | 2,920 2011 US$ | -4.6% |
| 1711 | 2,149 2011 US$ | -26.4% |
| 1712 | 1,835 2011 US$ | -14.6% |
| 1713 | 2,061 2011 US$ | +12.3% |
| 1714 | 2,314 2011 US$ | +12.3% |
| 1715 | 2,284 2011 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1716 | 2,334 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1717 | 2,426 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1718 | 2,789 2011 US$ | +15.0% |
| 1719 | 2,222 2011 US$ | -20.3% |
| 1720 | 2,600 2011 US$ | +17.0% |
| 1721 | 2,609 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1722 | 2,673 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1723 | 2,829 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1724 | 2,813 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1725 | 2,308 2011 US$ | -18.0% |
| 1726 | 2,126 2011 US$ | -7.9% |
| 1727 | 2,219 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1728 | 2,184 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
| 1729 | 2,351 2011 US$ | +7.6% |
| 1730 | 2,308 2011 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1731 | 2,461 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 1732 | 2,377 2011 US$ | -3.4% |
| 1733 | 2,187 2011 US$ | -8.0% |
| 1734 | 1,973 2011 US$ | -9.8% |
| 1735 | 1,980 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1736 | 1,833 2011 US$ | -7.4% |
| 1737 | 1,989 2011 US$ | +8.5% |
| 1738 | 2,047 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1739 | 1,934 2011 US$ | -5.5% |
| 1740 | 2,023 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1741 | 2,236 2011 US$ | +10.5% |
| 1742 | 2,211 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1743 | 2,445 2011 US$ | +10.6% |
| 1744 | 2,342 2011 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1745 | 2,434 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1746 | 2,447 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1747 | 2,632 2011 US$ | +7.6% |
| 1748 | 2,373 2011 US$ | -9.8% |
| 1749 | 2,402 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1750 | 2,697 2011 US$ | +12.3% |
| 1751 | 2,644 2011 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1752 | 2,625 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1753 | 2,560 2011 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1754 | 2,342 2011 US$ | -8.5% |
| 1755 | 2,455 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1756 | 2,495 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1757 | 2,165 2011 US$ | -13.2% |
| 1758 | 2,130 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
| 1759 | 2,040 2011 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1760 | 2,005 2011 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1761 | 2,071 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1762 | 1,852 2011 US$ | -10.6% |
| 1763 | 2,160 2011 US$ | +16.6% |
| 1764 | 2,185 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1765 | 2,225 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1766 | 2,216 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1767 | 2,177 2011 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1768 | 2,225 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1769 | 2,246 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1770 | 2,294 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1771 | 2,283 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1772 | 2,128 2011 US$ | -6.8% |
| 1773 | 2,562 2011 US$ | +20.4% |
| 1774 | 2,533 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1775 | 2,429 2011 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1776 | 2,208 2011 US$ | -9.1% |
| 1777 | 1,824 2011 US$ | -17.4% |
| 1778 | 1,669 2011 US$ | -8.5% |
| 1779 | 1,626 2011 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1780 | 1,655 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1781 | 1,248 2011 US$ | -24.6% |
| 1782 | 1,487 2011 US$ | +19.2% |
| 1783 | 1,573 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1784 | 1,808 2011 US$ | +14.9% |
| 1785 | 1,943 2011 US$ | +7.5% |
| 1786 | 1,524 2011 US$ | -21.6% |
| 1787 | 2,122 2011 US$ | +39.2% |
| 1788 | 1,972 2011 US$ | -7.1% |
| 1789 | 1,666 2011 US$ | -15.5% |
| 1790 | 1,612 2011 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1791 | 1,627 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1792 | 1,387 2011 US$ | -14.8% |
| 1793 | 1,529 2011 US$ | +10.2% |
| 1800 | 1,529 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1,462 2011 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1805 | 1,385 2011 US$ | -5.3% |
| 1806 | 1,385 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 1,502 2011 US$ | +8.4% |
| 1808 | 1,315 2011 US$ | -12.5% |
| 1809 | 1,285 2011 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1810 | 1,420 2011 US$ | +10.5% |
| 1811 | 1,127 2011 US$ | -20.6% |
| 1812 | 1,141 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1813 | 1,438 2011 US$ | +26.0% |
| 1814 | 1,455 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1815 | 1,210 2011 US$ | -16.8% |
| 1816 | 1,261 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1817 | 1,310 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1818 | 1,390 2011 US$ | +6.1% |
| 1819 | 1,202 2011 US$ | -13.5% |
| 1820 | 1,188 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1821 | 1,403 2011 US$ | +18.1% |
| 1822 | 1,309 2011 US$ | -6.7% |
| 1826 | 1,353 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1829 | 1,372 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1831 | 1,243 2011 US$ | -9.4% |
| 1840 | 1,173 2011 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1843 | 1,092 2011 US$ | -6.9% |
| 1847 | 937 2011 US$ | -14.2% |
| 1850 | 1,042 2011 US$ | +11.2% |
| 1851 | 1,234 2011 US$ | +18.4% |
| 1852 | 1,294 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1853 | 1,390 2011 US$ | +7.4% |
| 1854 | 1,352 2011 US$ | -2.7% |
| 1855 | 1,451 2011 US$ | +7.3% |
| 1856 | 1,168 2011 US$ | -19.5% |
| 1857 | 1,384 2011 US$ | +18.5% |
| 1858 | 1,210 2011 US$ | -12.6% |
| 1859 | 1,250 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1860 | 1,294 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1861 | 1,218 2011 US$ | -5.9% |
| 1862 | 897 2011 US$ | -26.4% |
| 1863 | 960 2011 US$ | +7.0% |
| 1864 | 1,339 2011 US$ | +39.5% |
| 1865 | 985 2011 US$ | -26.4% |
| 1866 | 1,025 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1867 | 1,213 2011 US$ | +18.3% |
| 1868 | 1,226 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 1,211 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 1,286 2011 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1871 | 1,290 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 1,902 2011 US$ | +47.4% |
| 1873 | 1,639 2011 US$ | -13.8% |
| 1874 | 1,562 2011 US$ | -4.7% |
| 1875 | 1,741 2011 US$ | +11.5% |
| 1876 | 1,946 2011 US$ | +11.8% |
| 1877 | 1,835 2011 US$ | -5.7% |
| 1878 | 1,790 2011 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1879 | 1,985 2011 US$ | +10.9% |
| 1880 | 2,294 2011 US$ | +15.6% |
| 1881 | 2,168 2011 US$ | -5.5% |
| 1882 | 2,053 2011 US$ | -5.3% |
| 1883 | 1,578 2011 US$ | -23.1% |
| 1884 | 1,430 2011 US$ | -9.4% |
| 1885 | 1,208 2011 US$ | -15.5% |
| 1886 | 1,427 2011 US$ | +18.1% |
| 1887 | 1,627 2011 US$ | +14.0% |
| 1888 | 1,836 2011 US$ | +12.8% |
| 1889 | 1,817 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1890 | 1,830 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 1,906 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1892 | 1,860 2011 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1893 | 1,843 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1894 | 1,790 2011 US$ | -2.9% |
| 1895 | 2,061 2011 US$ | +15.1% |
| 1896 | 2,153 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1897 | 2,015 2011 US$ | -6.4% |
| 1898 | 2,418 2011 US$ | +20.0% |
| 1899 | 2,123 2011 US$ | -12.2% |
| 1900 | 1,494 2011 US$ | -29.6% |
| 1901 | 1,608 2011 US$ | +7.6% |
| 1902 | 1,919 2011 US$ | +19.3% |
| 1903 | 2,571 2011 US$ | +34.0% |
| 1904 | 2,571 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 2,745 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1906 | 2,963 2011 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1907 | 2,907 2011 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1908 | 2,283 2011 US$ | -21.5% |
| 1909 | 2,391 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1910 | 1,835 2011 US$ | -23.3% |
| 1918 | 1,854 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 2,037 2011 US$ | +9.9% |
| 1925 | 2,171 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 1926 | 2,228 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 2,271 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1928 | 2,444 2011 US$ | +7.6% |
| 1929 | 2,386 2011 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 2,252 2011 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1931 | 2,128 2011 US$ | -5.5% |
| 1932 | 2,047 2011 US$ | -3.8% |
| 1933 | 2,268 2011 US$ | +10.8% |
| 1934 | 2,514 2011 US$ | +10.8% |
| 1935 | 2,785 2011 US$ | +10.8% |
| 1936 | 3,048 2011 US$ | +9.4% |
| 1937 | 3,249 2011 US$ | +6.6% |
| 1938 | 3,118 2011 US$ | -4.0% |
| 1939 | 3,272 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1940 | 3,419 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1941 | 3,510 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1942 | 3,548 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1943 | 3,558 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 3,610 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1945 | 3,631 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1946 | 3,684 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 3,647 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1948 | 3,848 2011 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1949 | 3,819 2011 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1950 | 4,041 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1951 | 4,130 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 4,175 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 4,264 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 4,404 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 4,511 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 4,645 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 4,704 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 4,685 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 4,774 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 4,847 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 4,929 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 5,067 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 5,294 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 5,499 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 5,673 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 5,762 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 5,993 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 6,087 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 6,290 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 6,448 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 6,591 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 6,550 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 6,655 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 6,853 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 6,808 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6,802 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 6,623 2011 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 6,653 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 6,746 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 6,998 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 7,141 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 6,891 2011 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 6,554 2011 US$ | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 6,672 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 6,385 2011 US$ | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 6,236 2011 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 6,212 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 6,319 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 6,306 2011 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 6,111 2011 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 6,035 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 5,902 2011 US$ | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5,966 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 6,173 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 6,406 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 6,726 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 6,950 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 7,024 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 7,234 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 7,583 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 7,840 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 8,171 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 8,451 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 8,878 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 9,394 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 9,978 2011 US$ | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 10,576 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 10,977 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 10,873 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11,319 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 11,838 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 11,992 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12,171 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 12,242 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 12,246 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,139 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 12,189 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12,166 2011 US$ | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 2,772 2011 US$ | 2,249 2011 US$ | 3,366 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1710s | 2,333 2011 US$ | 1,835 2011 US$ | 2,920 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1720s | 2,471 2011 US$ | 2,126 2011 US$ | 2,829 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1730s | 2,109 2011 US$ | 1,833 2011 US$ | 2,461 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1740s | 2,354 2011 US$ | 2,023 2011 US$ | 2,632 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1750s | 2,415 2011 US$ | 2,040 2011 US$ | 2,697 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1760s | 2,136 2011 US$ | 1,852 2011 US$ | 2,246 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1770s | 2,156 2011 US$ | 1,626 2011 US$ | 2,562 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,700 2011 US$ | 1,248 2011 US$ | 2,122 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,539 2011 US$ | 1,387 2011 US$ | 1,627 2011 US$ | 4 |
| 1800s | 1,409 2011 US$ | 1,285 2011 US$ | 1,529 2011 US$ | 7 |
| 1810s | 1,295 2011 US$ | 1,127 2011 US$ | 1,455 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,325 2011 US$ | 1,188 2011 US$ | 1,403 2011 US$ | 5 |
| 1830s | 1,243 2011 US$ | 1,243 2011 US$ | 1,243 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1840s | 1,067 2011 US$ | 937 2011 US$ | 1,173 2011 US$ | 3 |
| 1850s | 1,278 2011 US$ | 1,042 2011 US$ | 1,451 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,137 2011 US$ | 897 2011 US$ | 1,339 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,698 2011 US$ | 1,286 2011 US$ | 1,985 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,744 2011 US$ | 1,208 2011 US$ | 2,294 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,000 2011 US$ | 1,790 2011 US$ | 2,418 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,345 2011 US$ | 1,494 2011 US$ | 2,963 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,844 2011 US$ | 1,835 2011 US$ | 1,854 2011 US$ | 2 |
| 1920s | 2,256 2011 US$ | 2,037 2011 US$ | 2,444 2011 US$ | 6 |
| 1930s | 2,668 2011 US$ | 2,047 2011 US$ | 3,272 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 3,627 2011 US$ | 3,419 2011 US$ | 3,848 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 4,433 2011 US$ | 4,041 2011 US$ | 4,774 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 5,544 2011 US$ | 4,847 2011 US$ | 6,290 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,673 2011 US$ | 6,448 2011 US$ | 6,853 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,571 2011 US$ | 6,212 2011 US$ | 7,141 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,453 2011 US$ | 5,902 2011 US$ | 7,234 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,272 2011 US$ | 7,583 2011 US$ | 10,977 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,034 2011 US$ | 11,319 2011 US$ | 12,246 2011 US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in South Africa?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in South Africa was 12,166 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,246 2011 US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 897 2011 US$ in 1862.
- How does South Africa rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- South Africa ranks 76th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]