Country comparison China vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€17,327,917Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$18,743,802Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,304chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,314chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202415,303,863chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202416,559,622chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202488.32%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,867chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,759chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,272,421chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,376,830chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.34%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,708,691.6chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,177,118.3chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023675,907.4chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023712,019.8chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202311.91%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023573,436.5chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023620,062.8chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.37%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024296,532.1chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024320,762.1chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.06%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.95%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,054chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,386chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€479chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$519chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€403chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$436chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€211chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$228chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/26/2025A1Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/21/2017A+BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/19/2019A+BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202342chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201928ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202464.4chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202490ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202411ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2014Q44.1%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$271.8chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€245.8chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201734ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Chinese yuan [+]01/21/20268.1749chart19.147001/21/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/20266.9638chart16.411101/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20263.73%chart4.71%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20240.2%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/20/20253.00%chart6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201946ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 20233.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202326,062,824chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202321.35chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,160,966chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020225.22chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.1%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202013.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20207,967,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,125,177.6Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,379,254.5Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202318.50%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,364,343.8Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,556,565.0Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.00%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€760,833.8Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$823,222.7Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.50%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 202310.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201552ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024147chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202489ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201763,859.7chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.07%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.74%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.39‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,827.8chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.87‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.00chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20200%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,408,280,000chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,039,675chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202010,461,170chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.788chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024106ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.95chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015138,622chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.02chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20207,157chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.50chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.24chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,234chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202126,022.6chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20238,920,321chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20239,259,055chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025122,398chart102,59512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202599,381,761chart4,073,15112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/20/20231,284,479,600chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202586.91chart1,628.0812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/20/20233,516,880,600chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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