Country comparison Germany vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,414Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€4,328,970Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,685,593Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,830chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,087chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€1,121,083Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,693,780chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,972,835chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202462.20%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€32,231chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$35,570chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-115,295chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-124,755chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.70%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,139,717.0chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,315,290.7chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023188,813.7chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023204,158.4chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.26%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024455,619,000,000.0chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024493,152,893,220.0chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.21%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202481,900.0chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202488,646.9chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.93%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.40%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€25,602chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$27,702chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,267chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,452chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,459chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,909chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€981chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,061chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2025AaaBa212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/17/1983AAABB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/17/2020AAABB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202378chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20197ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202424.0chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024127ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20249ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20253.8%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.9%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q31,742Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,450.4chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,161.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$68,501
Average Wage [+]2024€63,288
Human Capital Ranking [+]20176ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.282101/20/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/20260.8527chart16.481201/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/20/20262.86%
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20260.87%chart4.53%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.8%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-2.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202022ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20245,421,109chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202235.66chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,109,371chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021633.46chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.7%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200719.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.5%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202228,463,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€1,548,966.1Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$1,676,569.9Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202435.78%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€1,306,615.3Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$1,414,254.3Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202430.18%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€242,350.8Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$262,315.7Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20245.60%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20251.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20154ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024234chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202420ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201716,833.3chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202018.96%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.64%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.10‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201724,670.9chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202412.10‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.39chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.5%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202483,577,140chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202015,762,457chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,855,268chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20247ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202481.50chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202310,426chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.49chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023770chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.91chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.06chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202429chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021115.2chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023475,920chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023493,697chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025174,979chart102,59512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202538,437,938chart4,073,15112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202363,566,136chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,093.62chart1,628.0812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023193,241,460chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Germany
South Africa