Country comparison South Africa vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart13,557K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€161,101M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAA11/25/2011S&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%chart6.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/10/202618.9797
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202616.0150chart0.840802/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.22%02/10/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4102/10/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20263.17%chart10.76%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.2%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart36.75December 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) [+]202326.5%chart44.5%2024Tax 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€512,373.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$554,583.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€486,057.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$526,098.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€26,316.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$28,484.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
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 [+]202366.14chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart13.412023Suicide 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 [+]2023194,978chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026102,595chart34,33901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,073,151chart4,905,27101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,628.08chart2,889.6401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
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