Country comparison Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.8%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,959Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,120Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€910chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$984chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,661chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,797chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202482.21%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€771chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$835chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-147chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-159chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.26%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024411.3chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024445.0chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202036.1chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202041.2chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201715.00%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202317.4chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.8chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.29%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202327.0chart2,584.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202329.2chart2,796.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.41%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202420.36%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€191chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$207chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€20chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$23chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€8chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$9chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€14chart€422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$15chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202322chart412023Corruption Index [+]
60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202488.4chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
16º2024RTI Raking [+]
69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$31.4chart$261.62024NMW [+]
€234.82024NMW [+]
87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.736512/16/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
16.863512/12/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
39.67%12/15/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020174ºchart84º2020Doing 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 [+]201952,400chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€217.4Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$235.1Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202311.73%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€433.8Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$469.0Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.40%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-216.4Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-355.8Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-11.67%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202360chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202486ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017103.6chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.89%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.55%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202330.04‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726.8chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.05‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.84chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202150.5%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20232,153,339chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202017,945chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020111,790chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.483chart0.7172022HDI [+]
18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202364.09chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015116chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.10chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]201721chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20171.12chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.16chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202380chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202386chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/2025177chart102,59511/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20259,614chart4,073,06511/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/2023547,637chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/202582.20chart1,628.0811/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/2023920,752chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Guinea-Bissau
South Africa