Country comparison Lebanon vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2023-0.8%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€18,569Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$20,079Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€3,468chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$3,750chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202159,870chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202170,858chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2021358.19%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2021€10,704chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2021$12,669chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2021-446chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2021-527chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2021-2.67%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20211,825.2chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20212,160.2chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023279.3chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023302.0chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20258.59%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023527.8chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023570.8chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023301.6chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023326.1chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.91%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202313.29%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€326chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$386chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€52chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$56chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€91chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$99chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€56chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$61chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2023CBa212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/11/2020SDBB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/18/2020RDBB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202324chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201988ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202492.7chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202499ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202494ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,200.0chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,096.4chart€234.82024NMW [+]
87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]01/08/2026104,518.1000chart19.030901/15/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/08/202689,500.0000chart16.481201/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.89%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 202514.7%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/30/202320.00%chart6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020143ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201922,086chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.04chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015106.74chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201911.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,466,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,827.8Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,138.9Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.61%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€16,762.2Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$18,125.0Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202390.27%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-12,934.5Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-12,203.5Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-69.66%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024556chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024134ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,954.7chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202030.24%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202015.13%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.14‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,167.3chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.96‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.24chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201227.4%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,805,962chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,712,762chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020856,814chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.723chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024133ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.82chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015182chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.85chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020128chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20202.24chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.00chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20234,077chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,514chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202510,947chart102,59512/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,239,904chart4,073,15112/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/22/20222,414,223chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,885.48chart1,628.0812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/22/20225,814,699chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Lebanon
South Africa