Country comparison South Africa vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q41,567Kchart13,143K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€369,962Mchart€613,984M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$400,261Mchart$664,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,941chart€51,8102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,428chart$56,2712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€97,575Mchart€155,312M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,396chart642,8752024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,568chart695,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart104.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,535chart€54,4022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,907chart$58,8842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-27,7492024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-30,0352024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-4.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.1chart334,545.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.2chart362,105.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202323,238.5chart31,425.52021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202324,917.6chart38,190.62021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.60%chart11.32%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202220,819.5chart47,958,537,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202221,905.0chart51,857,566,058.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.89%chart15.19%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,579.8chart7,241.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,791.0chart7,830.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart2.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart54.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,971chart€28,3102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,133chart$30,6432024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€373chart€2,7132021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$404chart$3,2192021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€334chart€4,0842023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$351chart$4,4162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€41chart€6152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$6672023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart5.9%March 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart5.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart319K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$2,150.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€2,070.02025NMW [+]
$64,1052023Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]05/12/202520.3368
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/12/202518.2452chart0.900405/12/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.22%05/13/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
5505/13/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/12/202512.35%chart3.41%05/12/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.6%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.1%April 2025HICP [+]
3.2%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/02/20257.70%chart2.40%04/23/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
3.1%February 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.54chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart44.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€495,054.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$535,836.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.13%chart80.63%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€475,375.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$514,537.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.36%chart77.42%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€19,678.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$21,299.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.23%chart3.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.1%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202351chart3852023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart9.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart11.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202362,272,000chart11,817,0962023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart82.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314chart1,7962022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20180.50chart15.272022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart74,5372023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart77,3372023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024102,595chart34,33908/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,072,765chart4,872,82908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,647.53chart2,905.8708/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart31,469,38702/11/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Belgium