Country comparison Belgium vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,557Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AABB11/14/2025S&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 [+]December 20256.4%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.019002/13/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart16.015002/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20263.16%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202640
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/202611.38%chart2.79%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart8.55December 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) [+]202444.5%chart26.5%2023Tax 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 [+]2025€503,249.9Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.6Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20250%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart522024Density [+]
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 [+]20249.20‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
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 [+]202482.60chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart0.302020Suicide 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 [+]202374,557chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202634,339chart102,59501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,905,271chart4,073,15101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,889.64chart1,628.0801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
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