Country comparison South Africa vs Brazil

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q21,444Kchart2,330K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€2,014,143M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$2,179,413M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€9,4752024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$10,2522024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€91,012Mchart€493,181M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart1,758,0212024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart1,902,2752024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart87.28%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€8,3052024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$8,9862024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-124,6782024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-134,9082024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-6.19%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart919,969.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart995,457.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart104,071.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart109,683.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart12.93%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart87,002.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart94,085.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart9.48%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,584.8chart21,854.42023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,796.5chart23,637.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart2.24%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart45.68%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€4,3462024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$4,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€4942022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$5202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€4122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$4462023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€42chart€1032023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$1122023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Ba105/30/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBB12/19/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BB-05/05/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart362023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart71º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart70.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart28º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart50º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart13.2%August 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart11.7%2018Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart12,193K2018Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$291.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€263.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart77º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]12/09/202519.8661chart6.358812/09/2025Euro / Brazilian reals [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/202516.9640chart5.456412/09/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/09/202536.77%chart31.34%12/09/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart4.5%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
7.3%August 2015PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart15.00%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart109º2019Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart1,948,681December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart12.45December 2024Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart2,324,8382023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart218.592020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart33.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart18.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart27.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart3,630,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€314,155.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$339,695.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart15.51%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€233,709.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$252,710.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart11.54%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€80,445.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$86,985.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart3.97%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
-1.9%January 2022Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart56º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart252023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart131º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart2,698.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.52%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart0.91%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart12.32‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart1,758.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart7.08‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart26.5%2017% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart211,695,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,079,7082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,897,1282020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7602022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart70º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart75.852023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart15,4952021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart7.302021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart40,6982023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart19.282023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart2.202023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart3,3562024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart12,714.62021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart610,3942023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart702,2022023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/2025102,595chart703,53611/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/20254,073,065chart37,903,84311/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart176,164,20003/22/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20251,628.08chart3,323.3511/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart516,237,12012/29/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Brazil