Country comparison Belgium vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,143Kchart1,567K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€613,984Mchart€369,962M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$664,564Mchart$400,261M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,810chart€5,9412024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,271chart$6,4282024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€155,312Mchart€97,575M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024642,875chart282,3962024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,835chart305,5682024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024104.70%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,402chart€4,5352024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,884chart$4,9072024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,749chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,035chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.50%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024334,545.5chart122,762.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024362,105.4chart132,835.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,425.5chart23,238.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202138,190.6chart24,917.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%chart6.60%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202347,958,537,000.0chart20,819.52022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202351,857,566,058.1chart21,905.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%chart16.89%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,241.6chart2,579.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,830.1chart2,791.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.50%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,310chart€1,9712024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,643chart$2,1332024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,713chart€3732023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,219chart$4042023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,084chart€3342022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,416chart$3512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€615chart€412023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AABB-11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20255.9%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4319Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,150.5chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,070.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
20.385905/22/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/22/20250.8843chart17.956605/22/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/22/20253.16%
Risk Premium [+]05/22/202553
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/22/20255.22%chart13.55%05/22/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.6%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]April 20253.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20253.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%chart7.70%05/02/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-2.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart8.54December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202344.1%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€495,054.0Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$535,836.6Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202480.63%chart29.13%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€475,375.8Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$514,537.3Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202477.42%chart34.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€19,678.1Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$21,299.3Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.20%chart-5.23%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20251.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023385chart512023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.5%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202311,817,096chart62,272,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart3142018Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart0.502018Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,537chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,337chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,339chart102,59508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829chart4,072,76508/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart21,038,79709/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,905.87chart1,647.5308/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,387chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
South Africa