Country comparison South Africa vs United States

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2023Q31,426Kchart19,015K2023Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022€384,396Mchart€24,160,984M2022Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022$405,106Mchart$27,357,800M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022€6,343chart€72,4402022GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022$6,684chart$76,3432022GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2023Q3€86,439Mchart€6,341,907M2023Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022273,385chart29,308,8192022Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022288,114chart30,887,9202022Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202271.12%chart121.31%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€4,511chart€87,8752022Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$4,754chart$92,6092022Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-18,137chart-895,4382022Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-19,114chart-943,6822022Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-4.72%chart-3.71%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022124,797.0chart8,759,628.72022Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022131,520.8chart9,231,580.02022Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202018,351.1chart853,711.72018Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202020,943.9chart1,014,715.42018Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202118.42%chart13.15%2018Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202012,863,901,041.8chart3,409,829,323,836.72022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]201715,210.0chart3,590,550,278,000.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201713.34%chart22.55%2017Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20222,844.1chart834,742.72022Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20222,997.4chart889,438.12022Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20222.25%chart8.32%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202232.47%chart36.26%2022Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€2,059chart€26,2632022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$2,170chart$27,6782022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€308chart€2,6112018Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$351chart$3,0842018Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2020€217chart€10,1082022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$268chart$10,6442022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€47chart€2,5032022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$49chart$2,6382022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/01/2022Ba2Aaa11/10/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/08/2023BB-AA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202243chart692022Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]201872.9chart37.72018Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202214ºchart74º2022RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]201858ºchart2018Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart3.9%February 2024Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q427.5%chart3.5%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2023Q47,293Kchart5,944K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2022$248.1chart$1,256.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2022€224.7chart€1,137.32024NMW [+]
$64,8892022Average Wage [+]
€61,6232022Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]03/18/202420.5859chart1.089203/18/2024Euro / United States dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/18/202418.7722
4.33%03/18/202410-Year Bond Yield [+]
18803/18/2024Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/18/2024-1.11%chart2.72%03/15/2024Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20235.2%chart3.2%February 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%February 2024HICP [+]
1.6%February 2024PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/26/20238.25%chart5.25%07/27/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart2019Doing Business [+]
-0.2%February 2024IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2022363,696chart3,138,118February 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20228.74chart48.40February 2024Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2022555,889chart10,060,3392022Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020173.41chart872.552020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202127.0%chart27.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,228,593chart79,256,2672019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2021€104,482.7Mchart€1,483,535.8M2021Exports [+]
Exports [+]2021$123,571.6Mchart$1,754,577.8M2021Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202129.44%chart7.53%2021Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2021€96,380.2Mchart€2,483,419.1M2021Imports [+]
Imports [+]2021$113,988.9Mchart$2,937,139.8M2021Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202127.16%chart12.61%2021Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2021€8,102.5Mchart€-999,883.3M2021Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2021$9,582.8Mchart$-1,182,561.9M2021Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20212.28%chart-5.08%2021Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.5%February 2024Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202250chart342022Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023130ºchart131º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.80%chart15.29%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.53%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202119.82‰chart11.00‰2021Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202111.43‰chart10.40‰2021Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20212.37chart1.662021Fertility Rate [+]
6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart11.5%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202260,604,000chart333,530,0002022Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20210.713chart0.9212021HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202320ºchart43º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202162.34chart76.332021Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314chart45,9402020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20180.50chart13.902020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202124,865chart21,5932022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202141.87chart6.382022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20217.34chart14.242021CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20221chart11,9112022Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2021191,441chart3,979,2802021Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2021221,500chart4,164,5652021Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]03/05/2024102,595chart1,177,22303/05/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]03/05/20244,072,636chart103,436,82903/05/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]03/05/20241,692.88chart3,529.5903/05/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]