Country comparison Ghana vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.6%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€76,042Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$82,308Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,209chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,391chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202358,901chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202363,706chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202379.09%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,743chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,885chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-2,507chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-2,711chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.37%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202313,804.3chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,930.5chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20222,040.8chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20222,150.8chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202312.04%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,022.9chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,106.4chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.41%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024292.0chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024316.1chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.76%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202318.54%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€409chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$442chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€62chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$65chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€30chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$33chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€8chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$9chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025B-BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/21/2023RDBB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202343chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019111ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202460.8chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202446ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024101ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$39.7chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€35.9chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201772ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Ghana cedi [+]01/22/202612.7626chart18.958201/23/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/202610.8700chart16.411101/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20262.28%chart6.07%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202421.5%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]August 202246.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/26/202518.00%chart6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020118ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,394chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.18chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201531.01chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201918.13%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022915,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€15,405.3Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$16,657.7Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.69%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€12,957.1Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$14,010.5Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.40%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€2,448.2Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$2,153.6Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.29%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201581ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024144chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202455ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,190.3chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.49%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.15%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202326.31‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,282.4chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.04‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.40chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201623.4%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202434,427,414chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020476,412chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,004,324chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.602chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202488ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202365.50chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,896chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.61chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022607chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.83chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.74chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024188chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021660.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202319,534chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202324,282chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,463chart102,59512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025172,779chart4,073,15112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/02/202310,780,003chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202542.50chart1,628.0812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/02/202325,624,828chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Ghana
South Africa