And $100 in South America buys what $59.95 buys in Africa. Prices across Africa's economy average 60% of South America's, so a dollar goes 67% further in Africa.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Africa
South America
Economy
Population
1.55 billion54 of 54 countries
437.8 million12 of 12 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$3.15 trillion52 of 54 countries
$4.57 trillion12 of 12 countries
GDP per personUS dollars
$2,05552 of 54 countries
$10,44712 of 12 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$7,60552 of 54 countries
$24,25611 of 12 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
27%52 of 54 countries
45%11 of 12 countries
A US dollar goes as far as
$3.70 in the US52 of 54 countries
$2.22 in the US11 of 12 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
Medians don't add up
Medians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Africa
South America
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$11.6 trillion52 of 54 countries
$9.93 trillion11 of 12 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
Many currencies
Many currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$2,00152 of 54 countries
$10,08612 of 12 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$7,38052 of 54 countries
$23,42711 of 12 countries
Africa adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population. South America adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above. Africa covers the 51 of its 54 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population. South America covers the 11 of its 12 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.