Country comparison Finland vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20250.2%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q412,575Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€280,570Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$317,056Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€49,710chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$56,256chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€70,873Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024227,547chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024245,304chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202482.50%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€40,374chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,525chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-12,010chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-13,156chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024159,373.0chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024172,245.8chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202216,968.2chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202217,868.3chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.11%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202423,898.2chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202425,867.0chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.19%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,347.3chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,870.2chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.05%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.70%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,278chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,562chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,053chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,223chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,265chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,616chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,129chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,225chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2024Aa1Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/10/2014AA+BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/24/2020AA+BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202387chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201911ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202414.3chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202431ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20247ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 202610.0%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q49.7%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4276Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$261.62024NMW [+]
€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$57,250
Average Wage [+]2024€52,893
Human Capital Ranking [+]20172ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.100703/12/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/12/20260.8660chart16.578603/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20263.26%
Risk Premium [+]03/13/202630
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/12/20267.53%chart-0.20%03/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.2%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202020ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20260.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024141,531chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202217.37chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,191chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021577.57chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.2%chart26.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201324.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202259.4%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,127,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€74,312.5Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$83,971.6Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202526.48%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€75,089.5Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$84,849.6Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202526.76%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-777.0Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-878.0Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-0.28%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20262.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201514ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202417chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202413ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.10‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017821.1chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20206.98%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.64%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.80‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017944.2chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.40‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.25chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202513.4%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,635,971chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020386,052chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020311,889chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20242ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.20chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023765chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.49chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202355chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.98chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.73chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202479,487chart216,8312024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202479,278chart242,7722024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202611,466chart102,59502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,517,263chart4,073,15102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/09/20244,347,113chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,034.43chart1,628.0802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]01/09/202413,327,120chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Finland
South Africa