Country comparison Hungary vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.6%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q25,608Kchart1,444K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€206,040Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$222,723Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€21,550chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$23,272chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€53,496Mchart€91,012M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024145,567chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024163,845chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202473.50%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€15,259chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$17,175chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,346chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,964chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.00%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202497,136.6chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024104,548.4chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20226,426.0chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20226,748.5chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.80%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20249,810,578,641.7chart15,518,853,015.42022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20228,581.7chart21,905.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20229.91%chart16.89%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,195.7chart2,584.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,537.4chart2,796.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.41%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.10%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€10,183chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,960chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€669chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$707chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,024chart€2532022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$886chart$3512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€437chart€422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$475chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/29/2024Baa2Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/11/2025BBB-BB-11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/14/2020BBBBB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202342chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201947ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202446.2chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202476ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202436ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20254.5%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q24.5%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q2219Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,039.3chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€720.5chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$22,597
Average Wage [+]2024€20,877
Human Capital Ranking [+]201739ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Hungarian forints [+]11/14/2025384.9000chart19.956111/14/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/18/2019279.8000chart17.310611/07/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/14/202535.26%chart38.71%11/14/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20254.3%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]September 20254.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20250.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/25/20246.50%chart7.00%08/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202052ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-1.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024235,168chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.12chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023507,225chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021482.06chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.2%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201227.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.5%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202212,649,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€147,157.4Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$159,280.2Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202471.42%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€138,416.5Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$149,819.3Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202467.18%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€8,740.9Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$9,461.0Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20253.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201539ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024103chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202414ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,692.2chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20206.06%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.40%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.20‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,093.1chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202413.40‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.3%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,539,502chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020584,567chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020714,420chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.851chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024101ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202477.00chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,593chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202316.60chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202370chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.61chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202421chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.1chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202342,289chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202333,643chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202549,124chart102,59509/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20252,238,461chart4,073,06509/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/27/20226,207,249chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20255,149.54chart1,628.0809/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/04/202216,701,238chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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