Country comparison Israel vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.0%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,515Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€501,162Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$542,286Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€50,177chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$54,294chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€134,984Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024338,988chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024366,803chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202467.64%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,939chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$36,724chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-41,407chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-44,805chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.26%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024219,482.5chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024237,492.1chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202229,574.6chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202231,158.6chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202216.07%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202425,997,048,693.4chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202323,718.8chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.57%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,985.6chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,594.9chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.99%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.80%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,975chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,778chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,096chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,263chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,678chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,562chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€4,404chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$4,765chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/07/2025Baa1Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025ABB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/23/2020A+BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202362chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201920ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202451.5chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202479ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202415ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q43.1%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2023Q434Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,687.0chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,624.9chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$35,496
Average Wage [+]2024€50,749
Human Capital Ranking [+]201718ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Israeli Shekel [+]02/09/20263.6817chart18.988302/09/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20263.1060chart16.015002/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/202614.33%chart2.56%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.6%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/08/20264.00%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202035ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023270,433chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202336.50chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020384.26chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.9%chart26.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201517.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202250.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,675,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€61,863.2Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$66,892.7Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202313.03%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€84,420.4Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$91,283.8Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.79%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-22,557.2Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-24,391.1Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.75%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201518ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024453chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024155ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017990.4chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202021.20%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.89%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.60‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,926.4chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.20‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.85chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,988,000chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,953,575chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020358,691chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202491ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.20chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022358chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20223.70chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022148chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.63chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.13chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202418chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.7chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202363,964chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202374,404chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202612,707chart102,59501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,841,688chart4,073,15101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20236,385,731chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,272.23chart1,628.0801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202318,852,564chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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