Country comparison Iraq vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.2%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,444K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€257,631Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$278,771Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,801chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,277chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
€91,012M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,692chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024129,513chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.46%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,655chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,873chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,674chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-11,550chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.14%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024110,467.8chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024119,532.2chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20167,168.8chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20167,933.0chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201614.00%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20225,423.3chart15,518,853,015.42022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20236,913.2chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.18%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20235,190.7chart2,584.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20235,614.1chart2,796.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.15%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.88%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,451chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,652chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016€198chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016$219chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€123chart€2532022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$153chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€120chart€422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$130chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/16/2020B-BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202323chart412023Corruption Index [+]
60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202488.6chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2022131ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$266.7chart$261.62024NMW [+]
€234.82024NMW [+]
87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.716912/05/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
17.122911/28/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
39.02%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020172ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201951,103chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.86chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020111.96chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20150%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2013892,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€91,694.4Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$99,149.2Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202336.62%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€60,877.1Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$65,826.4Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202324.31%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€30,817.4Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$20,433.1Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202312.31%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201587ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023104chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024151ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,034.9chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.87%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.93%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202325.73‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017193.5chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.13‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.25chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202317.5%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202345,074,049chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020365,766chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,077,976chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.673chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2021154ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.32chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,109chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.95chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20143,029chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201410.08chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.30chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,423chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021145,019.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202373,521chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023150,291chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/202525,375chart102,59511/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/20252,465,545chart4,073,06511/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/02/20237,944,775chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/2025562.96chart1,628.0811/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]01/02/202319,557,364chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Iraq
South Africa