Country comparison Euro zone vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
412023Corruption Index [+]
60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
16º2024RTI Raking [+]
69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$261.62024NMW [+]
€234.82024NMW [+]
87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
18.958201/23/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543chart16.411101/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20262.72%chart6.07%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
84º2020Doing Business [+]
347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart522024Density [+]
127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7172022HDI [+]
18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
2102020Suicides [+]
0.302020Suicide rate [+]
27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
102,59512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
4,073,15112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
1,628.0812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros
South Africa