Country comparison Poland vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q36,284Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€848,491Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$917,767Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,610chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,973chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€229,365Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024470,793chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024505,429chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202455.10%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,899chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,848chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-54,940chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-60,232chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.50%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024419,508.6chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024451,896.0chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202228,544.5chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202230,006.6chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.97%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202453,202,549,816.5chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202344,719.9chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.75%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202435,249.7chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202438,127.7chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.47%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.40%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,494chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$12,382chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€756chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$814chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,453chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,217chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€939chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,038chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/19/2025A2Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/12/2018A-BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020A-BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202354chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201937ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202441.7chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202481ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202440ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.2%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.1%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3562Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,340.7chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,139.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$24,238
Average Wage [+]2024€22,393
Human Capital Ranking [+]201731ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Polish zlotys [+]02/10/20264.2170chart18.979702/10/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20263.5377chart16.015002/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20267.55%chart3.17%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20236.2%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/04/20254.00%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202040ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20256.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20241,060,340chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.10chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023612,882chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021816.92chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.4%chart26.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201123.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202245.4%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202215,948,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€353,755.0Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$382,897.3Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202441.69%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€353,252.6Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$382,353.6Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202441.63%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€502.4Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$543.8Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20240.06%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201532ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024117chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202432ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,805.3chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202013.01%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.90‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,669.9chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.20‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.14chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202413.8%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202436,497,495chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020817,254chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,825,096chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.881chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202451ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202478.70chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20244,397chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.05chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023311chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.80chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.63chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202416chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021113.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023151,076chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023155,888chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026120,990chart102,59501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20266,836,330chart4,073,15101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202322,705,868chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,315.02chart1,628.0801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202358,634,590chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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