Country comparison South Africa vs Argentina

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-1.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart3,166K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€588,911M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$633,267M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€12,4982024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$13,5232024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€144,174M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart498,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart539,4372024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart84.65%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€10,9472024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$11,8462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart2,6962024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart2,9182024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart0.46%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart182,675.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart197,664.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart30,017.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart32,324.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart13.22%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart37,655.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart39,959.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart16.35%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart3,641.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart3,915.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart1.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart31.02%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€4,0112024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$4,3412024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€6432023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$6962023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€8272023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$8772023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$842024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Caa107/17/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBCCC+12/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-C03/24/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart372023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart83º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart44.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart34º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart76º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart8.5%September 2016Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart6.9%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart994K2024Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$337.12023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€310.82023NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart52º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]03/13/202619.2754chart1,700.426912/18/2025Euro / Argentinian pesos [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/202616.5786chart1,453.166712/18/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/2026-2.03%chart-15.09%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart33.1%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart29.00%01/31/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart126º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart400,592February 2020Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart11.77February 2020Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart610,7252023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart310.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart27.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart3,890,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€61,766.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$66,788.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart10.30%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€68,171.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$73,713.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart11.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-6,404.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-6,928.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-1.07%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart31º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart162023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart47º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart688.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart5.05%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart2.38%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart11.06‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart3,960.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart7.67‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart38.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart45,538,4012023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart2,281,7282020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,076,1482020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8492022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart32º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart77.402023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart3,2212022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart7.102022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart2,0462023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart4.492023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart3.932023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240chart7012024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart2,482.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024216,831chart123,1672024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024242,772chart147,4652024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026102,595chart130,83702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,073,151chart10,118,85502/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart34,900,61201/27/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,628.08chart2,873.1102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart116,978,52001/27/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Argentina