Country comparison Norway vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.1%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q420,556Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€470,898Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$532,105Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€83,950chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$95,115chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€114,999Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,964chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,822chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.20%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024221,049.9chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024239,260.0chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202231,913.7chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248.5chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,679.2chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,113.1chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.53%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.50%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,513chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,768chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,848chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,916chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,737chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,811chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024AaaBa212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAABB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAABB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202421ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.6%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.6%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3141Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$261.62024NMW [+]
€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]03/10/202611.1470chart18.961803/10/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/09/20269.6534chart16.578603/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/10/20264.28%
Risk Premium [+]03/10/2026142
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/10/202614.35%chart2.12%03/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20266.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.6%chart26.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€151,645.8Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$171,356.7Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202532.20%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€93,455.9Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$105,603.3Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202519.85%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€58,189.9Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$65,753.4Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202512.36%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.45chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,594,340chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.20chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.12chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791chart02024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024128,774chart216,8312024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024155,019chart242,7722024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20265,732chart102,59502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,550,562chart4,073,15102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,024.61chart1,628.0802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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