Country comparison Netherlands vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q316,435Kchart1,444K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,122,459Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,214,928Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€62,380chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$67,690chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€296,546Mchart€91,012M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024491,055chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024531,922chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202443.70%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€27,214chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$29,479chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,606chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-11,476chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.90%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024498,516.0chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024539,421.6chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202251,471.7chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202254,202.3chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202494,379,000,000.0chart15,518,853,015.42022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024102,153,942,020.0chart21,905.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.92%chart16.89%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202316,093.9chart2,584.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202317,401.9chart2,796.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.39%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.40%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€27,628chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$29,895chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,908chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,084chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,260chart€2532022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,693chart$3512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€900chart€422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$977chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/28/2025AaaBa212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/20/2015AAABB-11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020AAABB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202379chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20194ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202419.5chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202477ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20248ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20254.0%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.7%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q2378Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,546.7chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,246.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,201
Average Wage [+]2024€65,782
Human Capital Ranking [+]201713ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.886411/10/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/10/20250.8642chart17.331210/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]11/10/20252.82%
Risk Premium [+]11/04/202515
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/10/20259.38%chart37.26%11/10/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 20253.3%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]October 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20250.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart7.00%08/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202042ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20253.7%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024730,352chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202221.73chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017157,280chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021589.33chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202439.1%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201221.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.1%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,063,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€850,979.2Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$921,082.9Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202475.81%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€752,426.7Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$814,411.6Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202467.03%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€98,552.5Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$106,671.3Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.78%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20250.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20156ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024434chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202418ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,405.7chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.50%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.55%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,615.0chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.60‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.43chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.1%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,044,027chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,358,333chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020970,403chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.946chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202428ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.00chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,969chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202310.40chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023125chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.69chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.09chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202424chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021137.7chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023106,635chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023117,283chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202522,986chart102,59509/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20258,652,923chart4,073,06509/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/202311,768,644chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,273.88chart1,628.0809/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/29/202339,764,184chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Netherlands
South Africa