Country comparison Malta vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20254.0%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q411,085Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€24,577Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$27,772Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€42,160chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$48,362chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€6,366Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-807chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,640.6chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022847.5chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199.2chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296.7chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024104.4chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024112.6chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.28%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.40%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,047chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,593chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,716chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,392chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€183chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$204chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202351chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202483ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202429ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20263.4%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.7%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q39Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,168.0chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€994.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.327703/06/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/20260.8650chart15.916702/27/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/05/20265.71%chart-0.83%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.4%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202088ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-6.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%chart26.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€3,365.5Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$3,803.0Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202513.69%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€8,123.4Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$9,179.3Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202533.05%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-4,757.9Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-5,376.3Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-19.36%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20241,795chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20220.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.01chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024574,250chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.00chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202331chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20235.50chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20233chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20242,922chart216,8312024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20242,120chart242,7722024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,118chart102,59502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026125,283chart4,073,15102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,946.89chart1,628.0802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Malta
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