Country comparison Ireland vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q426,124Kchart1,544K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€533,444Mchart€369,962M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$577,389Mchart$400,261M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€99,060chart€5,8532024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$107,889chart$6,3322024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€139,806Mchart€97,575M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023220,724chart273,3852022Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023238,676chart288,1152022Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202343.30%chart70.83%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€41,244chart€4,4562022Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$44,598chart$4,6962022Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20237,541chart-16,4262022Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20238,490chart-17,3112022Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.50%chart-4.26%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023115,911.9chart123,043.42022Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023124,950.6chart129,672.72022Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,162.0chart23,238.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart24,917.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.02%chart6.60%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202325,628,096,000.0chart20,819.52022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202327,711,660,204.8chart21,905.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202222.33%chart16.89%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,105.9chart2,579.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,195.7chart2,791.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.02%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.70%chart31.88%2022Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€21,659chart€2,0052022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$23,348chart$2,1132022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,585chart€3682023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,041chart$3982023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,862chart€3342022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,257chart$3512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€209chart€412023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$224chart$442023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/16/2024Aa3Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AABB-11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]February 20253.9%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q44.0%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4116Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,370.8chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$64,769
Average Wage [+]2023€59,899
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.779703/17/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/17/20250.9172chart18.214103/17/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/17/20253.10%
Risk Premium [+]03/17/202527
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/17/202512.67%chart7.74%03/17/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20251.8%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]February 20251.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 202514.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%chart7.50%01/31/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 202510.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart8.41December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.5%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€222,175.3Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$240,478.1Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202441.65%chart29.13%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€131,687.7Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$142,536.1Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202424.69%chart34.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€90,487.6Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$97,942.0Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202416.96%chart-5.23%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20241.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202376chart522023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart19.31‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.60‰chart12.03‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart2.342022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202312.0%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20235,351,681chart63,212,3842023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart61.482022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022436chart3142018Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.27chart0.502018Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12023Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202332,282chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202331,323chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20249,744chart102,59508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20241,745,088chart4,072,76508/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart21,038,79709/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,820.74chart1,623.0208/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Ireland
South Africa