Unemployment

6.9%

0.6

Unemployment

8.8%

-0.4

Unemployment

9.6%

-1.5

Unemployment

2.8%

0.2

Rate

4.50%

0.25

CPI

6.7%

-0.1

CPI

11.4%

-0.4

CPI

5.5%

-0.5

  1. Countries data: Demographic and economy

Country comparison South Africa vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2023Q21,409K
Annual GDP [+]2022€384,964Mchart€12,502M2021Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022$405,705Mchart$14,583M2021Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022€6,352chart€3122021GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022$6,694chart$3642021GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2023Q2€85,407M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022273,385chart1,3052020Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022288,114chart1,4902020Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202271.02%chart7.40%2020Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€4,511chart€332020Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$4,754chart$382020Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-17,267chart-3962020Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-18,197chart-4522020Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-4.49%chart-2.24%2020Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022123,902.0chart4,929.02020Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022130,577.5chart5,625.42020Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202018,314.7chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202020,902.3chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202118.42%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202012,863,901,041.8chart100.42017Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]201715,210.0chart113.32017Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201713.34%chart2.32%2017Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,175.8chart239.72020Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20213,758.7chart273.62020Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20212.34%chart4.97%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202232.19%chart27.94%2020Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€2,044chart€1262020Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$2,155chart$1442020Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€307chart€172019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$351chart$192019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2020€217chart€32017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$268chart$32017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021€53chart€62020Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021$63chart$72020Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/01/2022Ba2
S&P Rating [+]03/08/2023BB-
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202243chart242022Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960º
Fragile States Index [+]201872.9chart106.62018Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]09/28/201814ºchart1º09/28/2018RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]201858º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q228.5%
Unemployed [+]2023Q27,405K
NMW [+]2022$248.1chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2022€224.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]09/25/202319.9410
US Dollar exchange rate [+]09/22/202318.7435
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/20230%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]August 20234.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/26/20238.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2020247,571
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20206.34
Motor vehicle production [+]2022555,889
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020173.41chart55.332015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202025.2%
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 [+]201910,228,593
Exports [+]2021€104,482.7Mchart€851.4M2021Exports [+]
Exports [+]2021$123,571.6Mchart$1,007.0M2021Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202129.52%chart6.81%2021Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2021€96,380.2Mchart€4,263.1M2021Imports [+]
Imports [+]2021$113,988.9Mchart$5,042.0M2021Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202127.23%chart34.10%2021Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2021€8,102.5Mchart€-3,411.7M2021Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2021$9,582.8Mchart$-4,035.0M2021Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20212.29%chart-27.29%2021Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202250chart612021Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2022118ºchart163º2022Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.80%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.53%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202119.82‰chart35.84‰2021Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202111.43‰chart7.34‰2021Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20212.37chart4.642021Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart54.5%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202260,604,000chart40,099,4622021Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20210.713chart0.4782021HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202220ºchart146º2022Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202162.34chart61.982021Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20180.50chart6.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202124,865chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202141.87chart4.022021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20217.34chart0.212021CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20221
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2021191,441chart5,5312021Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2021221,500chart8292021Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/21/2023102,595chart7,94609/21/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/21/20234,072,533chart225,78609/21/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/04/202321,038,797chart17,299,19409/17/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/21/20231,692.88chart198.1609/21/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/04/202338,882,146chart21,466,97809/17/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Afghanistan