Country comparison South Africa vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202341chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/23/202618.9582
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202616.4111
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20266.07%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart7,99812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart235,21412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart184.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Afghanistan