Country comparison Serbia vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.9%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q33,411Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€83,258Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$89,074Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,640chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,545chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€22,401Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202436,615chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202439,619chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202444.48%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€5,575chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$6,032chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,443chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,562chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.75%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202435,126.5chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202438,008.9chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,559.8chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,768.7chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.38%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20233,958.9chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20234,282.0chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.97%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,160.7chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,311.6chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.05%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.67%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,348chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,787chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€386chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$418chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€596chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$645chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€328chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$352chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/04/2024BBB-BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020BB+BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202336chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201972ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202467.8chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]20243ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202452ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3257Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$700.9chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€617.7chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201760ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Serbian dinars [+]01/16/2026117.3492chart19.030901/15/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/2026101.0934chart16.481201/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/2026-1.74%chart4.89%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20253.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/12/20245.75%chart6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202044ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-2.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201925,514chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.22chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20224,498chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020353.73chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]201638.4%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201220.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,773,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€28,944.2Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$31,328.6Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202434.76%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€38,102.7Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$41,241.6Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202445.76%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-9,158.5Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-9,913.0Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-11.00%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20258.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201566ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202454ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20173,588.0chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202011.98%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.61%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,374.5chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202414.90‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202419.7%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,567,783chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020823,011chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,003,962chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.805chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202426ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.20chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023668chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202310.11chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202389chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.31chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202412chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202177.5chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202330,824chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202337,661chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202518,057chart102,59512/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20252,568,003chart4,073,15112/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/23/20223,278,198chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,749.33chart1,628.0812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/23/20228,534,688chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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