Country comparison Cyprus vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20253.8%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q49,463Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€36,322Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$41,043Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€36,690chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$41,754chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€9,302Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,823chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,640chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202462.80%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€22,201chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$24,050chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20241,439chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20241,555chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.10%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202413,311.1chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202414,521.0chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,405.8chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,467.0chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.48%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,955.3chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,113.0chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.86%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024553.0chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024598.4chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.21%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€13,542chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$14,773chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,497chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,623chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,042chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,226chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€588chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$639chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A3Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025A-BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/10/2023BBBBB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202353chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201944ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202454.1chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202474ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202427ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.2%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q44.0%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q421Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,278.4chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,088.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$31,063
Average Wage [+]2024€28,698
Human Capital Ranking [+]201738ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.275403/13/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20260.8714chart16.578603/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/2026-3.14%chart-2.03%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-0.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202054ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202428,587chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.48chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021766.71chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.4%chart26.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/13/201419.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20211,937,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€5,471.1Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$6,182.2Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202515.06%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€13,520.0Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$15,277.3Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202537.22%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-8,048.9Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-9,095.1Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-22.16%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20268.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201530ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024106chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202470ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20192.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017334.8chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202020.82%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202018.94%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.20‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017437.9chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.90‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.38chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20198.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.6%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024982,966chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020190,366chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020173,210chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.907chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202484ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.50chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202338chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20233.65chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202413chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.82chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.83chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20245,356chart216,8312024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20245,526chart242,7722024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,364chart102,59502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026718,604chart4,073,15102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023656,138chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,387.64chart1,628.0802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20231,891,597chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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