Country comparison Solomon Islands vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,463Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,584Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,829chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,980chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022230chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022243chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202215.51%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€295chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$311chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-37chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-39chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-2.51%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022605.7chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022638.3chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023115.5chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023124.9chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202425.23%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202351.8chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356.0chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.41%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202340.13%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€775chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$817chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€144chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$156chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€65chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$70chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202343chart412023Corruption Index [+]
60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202477.6chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
16º2024RTI Raking [+]
69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$198.7chart$261.62024NMW [+]
€234.82024NMW [+]
87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.017002/06/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
16.035401/30/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.31%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020136ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202218.6%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021700chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€394.5Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$426.5Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202328.32%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€797.7Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$862.5Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202357.27%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-403.2Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-304.5Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-28.95%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202328chart522024Density [+]
127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201720.0chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.34%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.57%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202326.94‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201792.4chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.14‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.56chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201312.7%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023800,005chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,520chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,270chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.562chart0.7172022HDI [+]
18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202370.53chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201546chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.14chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]200819chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20083.73chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.61chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202391chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023111chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026199chart102,59501/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/202625,954chart4,073,15101/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/31/2022254,352chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026248.75chart1,628.0801/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/31/2022625,956chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Solomon Islands
  • Capital: Honiara
  • Population: 800,005
  • Surface Area: 28,900 km2
  • Currency: Solomon Islands dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
South Africa