Country comparison Croatia vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20253.2%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q46,203Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€92,671Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$104,716Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€23,870chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$27,028chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€24,032Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202449,284chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202453,327chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202457.40%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,721chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,764chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,673chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,810chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.90%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,237.9chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202444,467.9chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,226.8chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20223,395.9chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.69%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,738.6chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,068.2chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.84%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,540.5chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,667.4chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.76%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202448.00%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€10,644chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$11,478chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€837chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$882chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,229chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,301chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€398chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$431chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2024A3Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/13/2024A-BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]07/13/2022BBB+BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202350chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201963ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202445.9chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]20248ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202443ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.5%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.2%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q375Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,233.8chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,050.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$21,648
Average Wage [+]2024€20,000
Human Capital Ranking [+]201737ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.100703/12/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/12/20260.8660chart16.578603/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/12/20263.27%chart-0.20%03/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]February 20261.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202051ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-0.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024125,548chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202213.33chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021521.24chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202438.5%chart26.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201325.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202036.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202215,324,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€25,115.8Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$28,380.4Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202527.10%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€44,811.3Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$50,635.9Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202548.36%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-19,695.5Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-22,255.5Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-21.25%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20263.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201561ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202444chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202415ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.30‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,306.8chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.56%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202026.70%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,161.1chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202413.20‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.46chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20243,874,350chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020528,056chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,039,526chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.878chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202461ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202478.90chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023559chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202314.47chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202326chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.67chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.31chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202410chart02024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202171.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202417,446chart216,8312024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202414,696chart242,7722024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202618,805chart102,59502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,371,375chart4,073,15102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/28/20232,251,809chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20264,853.72chart1,628.0802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20235,435,966chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Croatia
South Africa