Country comparison South Africa vs Austria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart0.6%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart14,078K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€512,813M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$579,468M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€55,7102025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$63,0052025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€129,477M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart394,7922024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart423,3002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart79.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€42,9252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$46,0252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-23,1062024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-24,3292024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-4.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart272,668.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart293,571.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart23,716.12022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart24,897.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart9.96%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart43,496.42024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart47,079.62024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart16.19%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart4,940.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart5,347.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart1.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart55.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€29,6472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$31,9202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€2,6202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$2,7752022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€4,7492024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$5,1402024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€5382024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$5722024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aa108/22/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAA+08/23/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart21º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart23.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart112º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart17º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart5.6%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart5.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart263K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6
NMW [+]2024€234.8
$66,7822024Average Wage [+]
€61,6992024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart10º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]03/06/202619.3277
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/27/202615.9167chart0.865003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.17%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
3003/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/2026-0.83%chart2.98%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart3.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.8%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.0%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart27º2020Doing Business [+]
0.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart490,026December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart26.88December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart114,1912023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart636.142021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart43.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart55.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart26,215,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€196,647.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$222,208.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart38.35%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€202,253.5M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$228,542.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart39.44%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-5,605.6M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-6,334.2M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-1.09%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.4%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart13º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart1102024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart3º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.60‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart2,933.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart19.46%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart6.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.40‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart4,083.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart9.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.312024Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart14.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart9,197,2132024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,738,1832020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart600,7402020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9262022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart49º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart82.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,3652024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart14.842024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart802023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.882023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart6.652023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart92024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart35.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024216,831chart61,5962024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024242,772chart71,5252024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026102,595chart22,53402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,073,151chart6,083,75002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart6,683,26306/30/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,628.08chart2,450.0902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart20,468,73206/30/2023Doses administered [+]
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