Country comparison Italy vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.7%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q39,580Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,199,619Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,380,825Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,310chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,224chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€564,577Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,966,915chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,210,019chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024134.90%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€50,343chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,468chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-73,937chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-81,746chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.40%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,109,154.0chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,199,364.2chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202281,318.2chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202285,588.4chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.41%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024137,456,000,000.0chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024148,779,625,280.0chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.44%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202435,397.3chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202438,313.3chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.18%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.40%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€18,820chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$20,351chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,378chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,452chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,331chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,523chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€600chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$647chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/23/2025Baa3Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/11/2025BBB+BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/03/2021BBBBB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202356chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201930ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202441.1chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202471ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202426ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20255.7%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.6%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q31,440Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$261.62024NMW [+]
€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$38,550
Average Wage [+]2024€35,616
Human Capital Ranking [+]201735ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.038201/16/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608chart16.481201/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20263.43%
Risk Premium [+]01/16/202659
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20262.01%chart4.13%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20252.0%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202058ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20242,975,569chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202225.50chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023880,085chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021765.75chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.5%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201322.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202249,811,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€622,607.0Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$673,897.4Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202428.31%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€574,319.7Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$621,632.2Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202426.11%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€48,287.2Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$52,265.2Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20242.20%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201537ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024195chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202433ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20179,287.4chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.78%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.50%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.30‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,369.1chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.00‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.21chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.10‰
% risk of poverty [+]202418.9%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202458,934,177chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,386,998chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,258,831chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.906chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202487ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20223,906chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20226.53chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023338chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.57chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.19chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202485chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021497.9chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023287,394chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023254,659chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025198,523chart102,59512/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202526,969,514chart4,073,15112/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202349,484,584chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20253,368.55chart1,628.0812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023150,321,540chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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