Country comparison Canada vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,261Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,073,496Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,270,076Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€50,396chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$54,531chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€505,905Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,307,846chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,497,217chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024111.30%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€55,931chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$60,521chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-41,760chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-45,187chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.01%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024927,170.9chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,003,249.9chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202391,139.7chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202399,629.5chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202311.22%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024164,385,972,701.1chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024177,921.1chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202417.76%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202427,225.7chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202429,806.9chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.08%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.72%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€22,470chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,314chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,280chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,466chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€3,981chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,477chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€662chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$716chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/02/2024AaaBa212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/29/2002AAABB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]06/24/2020AA+BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202376chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201914ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202453ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202414ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.8%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q16.9%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q11,547Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,994.5chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,921.4chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$39,792
Average Wage [+]2024€56,082
Human Capital Ranking [+]201714ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Canadian dollars [+]01/23/20261.6161chart18.958201/23/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/20261.3829chart16.411101/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/24/20263.42%
Risk Premium [+]01/23/202654
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20262.41%chart6.07%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.4%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20256.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/29/20252.25%chart6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202023ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024247,205chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202446.50chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,553,026chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020704.42chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202334.8%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20085.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202253.5%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202212,824,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€526,161.9Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$568,938.9Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202326.18%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€527,590.9Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$570,484.1Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202326.26%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,429.0Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,161.8Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.07%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20227.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20155ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20254chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202411ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,340.4chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202021.17%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.40%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.80‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201724,559.0chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.10‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.26chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202541,651,653chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,049,323chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,292,329chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.935chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202436ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.65chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20223,589chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20229.20chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023778chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.98chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202314.91chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,776chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021170,300.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023549,836chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023609,327chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202555,282chart102,59512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,819,055chart4,073,15112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/02/202331,762,130chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,327.25chart1,628.0812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/24/2024102,877,160chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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