And $100 in South Africa buys what $193 buys in Germany. Prices across Germany's economy average 193% of South Africa's, so a dollar goes 93% further in South Africa.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Germany
South Africa
Economy
Population
83.5 million
64.7 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$5.05 trillion
$427 billion
GDP per personUS dollars
$60,496
$6,598
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$75,407
$15,906
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
80%
41%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.25 in the US
$2.41 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$64.18 a day2022 survey · $23,426 a year · income
$6.56 a day2022 survey · $2,394 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Germany
South Africa
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$6.30 trillion
$1.03 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
0.7100Euro
7.420South African rand
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$60,200
$6,270
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$78,140
$15,600
World Bank income groups: Germany, high income; South Africa, upper middle income.
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.