Country comparison Kuwait vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
1,567K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€151,367Mchart€369,962M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$163,716Mchart$400,261M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€30,808chart€5,9412024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$33,321chart$6,4282024GDP per capita [+]
€97,575M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart282,3962024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart305,5682024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.17%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€4,5352024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$4,9072024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202339,771chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202343,016chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202326.28%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,736.2chart122,762.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,751.6chart132,835.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20206,374.5chart23,238.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20207,275.0chart24,917.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202011.91%chart6.60%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20226,465.0chart20,819.52022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20226,807.7chart21,905.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20229.40%chart16.89%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,410.5chart2,579.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,015.1chart2,791.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.45%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.71%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,008chart€1,9712024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,233chart$2,1332024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€1,470chart€3732023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$1,678chart$4042023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€1,409chart€3342022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$1,483chart$3512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,508chart€412023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,631chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/15/2022A+BB-11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]05/15/20250.3437chart20.266805/16/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/15/20250.3073chart18.051605/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/15/202511.71%chart12.90%05/16/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
7.70%05/02/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart8.54December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202351.31%chart29.13%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.91%chart34.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.40%chart-5.23%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023276chart512023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart62,272,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart3142018Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart0.502018Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20242,570chart102,59508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/2024667,290chart4,072,76508/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart21,038,79709/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024523.10chart1,647.5308/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Kuwait
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