Country comparison Romania vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20250.7%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q45,082Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€378,865Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$428,110Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€19,900chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$22,481chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€96,778Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024193,959chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024219,900chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202454.80%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,185chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,547chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-33,060chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-33,218chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-9.30%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024154,017.5chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024152,873.8chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20229,206.2chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20229,716.9chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20228.78%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202314,118.9chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202315,192.8chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.66%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,127.0chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,792.0chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.85%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.60%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€8,088chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,028chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€483chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$511chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€741chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$797chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€426chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$464chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/12/2025Baa3Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]01/24/2025BBB-BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/01/2020BBB-BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201951ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202451.0chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202472ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202448ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.0%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q46.3%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4514Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$932.8chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€795.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$21,710
Average Wage [+]2024€20,058
Human Capital Ranking [+]201742ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Romanian new lei [+]03/13/20265.0947chart19.275403/13/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20264.4429chart16.578603/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/12/202616.56%chart-2.03%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20269.3%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20258.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20269.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]08/08/20246.50%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202055ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-3.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024289,477chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20227.91chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023513,050chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021464.93chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202428.7%chart26.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201620.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,683,748chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€96,544.2Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$109,093.0Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202525.48%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€129,262.2Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$146,063.7Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202534.12%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-32,718.0Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-36,970.7Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-8.64%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 2026-6.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201545ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202480chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202436ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.10‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,943.6chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.67%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.76%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.50‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017590.7chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202412.80‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.39chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20245.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202518.4%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202419,043,151chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020705,310chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,987,093chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.827chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202468ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202476.50chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,588chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.45chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024213chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.11chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.70chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202455chart02024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021600.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202446,953chart216,8312024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202449,241chart242,7722024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202669,093chart102,59502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20263,603,769chart4,073,15102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/11/20228,114,769chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20263,628.23chart1,628.0802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/11/202216,827,486chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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