Country comparison South Africa vs Canada

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart1.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q21,444Kchart12,205K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€2,073,496M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$2,243,637M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€50,3962024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$54,5312024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€91,012Mchart€503,594M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart2,307,8462024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart2,497,2172024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart111.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€55,9312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$60,5212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-41,7602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-45,1872024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-2.01%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart927,170.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart1,003,249.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart91,139.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart98,574.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart11.22%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202215,518,853,015.4chart164,385,972,701.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart177,921.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart17.76%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,584.8chart25,981.72023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,796.5chart28,101.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart3.12%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart44.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€22,4702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$24,3142024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€2,2802023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$2,4662023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€253chart€3,9812024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$4,4772024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€42chart€6502023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$7032023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aaa05/02/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAAA07/29/2002S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA+06/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart762023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart14º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart53º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart14º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart6.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart6.9%2025Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart1,547K2025Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$2,113.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,905.92024NMW [+]
$39,7922015Average Wage [+]
€56,0822024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart14º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]12/05/202519.7169chart1.623012/05/2025Euro / Canadian dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/28/202517.1229chart1.394912/03/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.43%12/05/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
6212/05/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/05/202539.02%chart24.22%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.2%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
6.0%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart2.25%10/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart23º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart247,205December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart46.50December 2024Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart1,553,0262023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart704.422020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart34.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart5.00%01/01/2008Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart53.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart12,824,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€526,161.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$568,938.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart26.18%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€527,590.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$570,484.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart26.26%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-1,429.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-1,161.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-0.07%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
7.3%December 2022Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart5º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart42025Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart11º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart1,340.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart21.17%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart3.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart24,559.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart8.10‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.262023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%
Population [+]202463,016,000chart41,651,6532025Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart8,049,3232020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,292,3292020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9352022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart36º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart81.652023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart3,5892022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart9.202022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart7782023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.982023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart14.912023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart4,7762024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart170,300.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart549,8362023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart609,3272023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/2025102,595chart55,28211/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/20254,073,065chart4,819,05511/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart31,762,13002/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20251,628.08chart1,339.7711/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart102,877,16007/24/2024Doses administered [+]
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