Country comparison South Africa vs Cameroon

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBB-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416º
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/13/202619.0190
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202616.0150
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.79%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart14.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026102,595chart1,97401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,073,151chart125,32001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,628.08chart67.7801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Cameroon
  • Capital: Yaoundé
  • Population: 29,124,000
  • Surface Area: 475,440 km2
  • Currency: Central African CFA francs
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, ECCAS, IMF, UN, AU