Country comparison Japan vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,447Kchart1,444K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€922,627Mchart€91,012M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021,650,434.2chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202346,496.5chart2,584.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202350,392.4chart2,796.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.82%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€374chart€422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$404chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020ABB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20252.6%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,296.7chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,168.9chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]12/05/2025180.7600chart19.716912/05/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/2025155.0600chart17.122911/28/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/05/20251.95%
Risk Premium [+]12/05/2025-85
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/05/202526.56%chart39.02%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20253.0%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20252.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202234.4%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024328chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023285chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023913,231chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023955,021chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/202574,694chart102,59511/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/202533,803,572chart4,073,06511/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/2025602.91chart1,628.0811/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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