Country comparison South Africa vs China

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q41,567K
Annual GDP [+]2024€369,962Mchart€17,326,316M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$400,261Mchart$18,743,802M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,941chart€12,3032024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,428chart$13,3132024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€97,575M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,396chart15,303,8372024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,568chart16,559,5782024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart88.33%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,535chart€10,8562024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,907chart$11,7472024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-1,272,4222024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-1,376,8302024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-7.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.1chart5,708,696.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.2chart6,177,118.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202323,238.5chart572,991.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202324,917.6chart604,158.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.60%chart10.50%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202220,819.5chart500,513.12022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202221,905.0chart525,894.22022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.89%chart8.80%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,579.8chart281,313.72023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,791.0chart304,263.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart4.97%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart32.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,971chart€4,0502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,133chart$4,3822024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€373chart€4062022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$404chart$4282022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€334chart€3512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$351chart$3692022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€41chart€2002023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$2162023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A112/05/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-A+09/21/2017S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-A+11/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart28º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart64.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart90º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart11º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart4.1%2014Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$271.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€245.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart34º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]05/20/202520.2073chart8.115405/20/2025Euro / Chinese yuan [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/20/202518.0581chart7.218905/20/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/20/202513.13%chart1.07%05/21/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart0.2%November 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
-2.7%April 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/02/20257.70%chart3.00%05/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart46º2019Doing Business [+]
3.9%March 2023IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart26,062,824December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.54chart21.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart30,160,9662023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart225.222020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart20.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart13.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart7,967,0002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€3,125,177.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$3,379,254.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.13%chart18.50%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€2,364,343.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$2,556,565.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.36%chart14.00%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€760,833.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$823,222.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.23%chart4.50%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
10.6%March 2023Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart52º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202351chart1472023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart89º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart63,859.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.07%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart0.74%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart6.39‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart2,827.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart7.87‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.002023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart0%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202362,272,000chart1,409,670,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,039,6752020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart10,461,1702020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7882022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart106º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart77.952023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314chart138,6222015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20180.50chart10.022015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart7,1572020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.502020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart9.242023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart4,2342024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart26,022.62021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart8,928,4512023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart9,267,1842023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024102,595chart122,30408/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,072,765chart99,373,21908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797chart1,276,760,00002/09/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,647.53chart86.7608/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart3,491,077,00002/09/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
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