Country comparison South Africa vs Colombia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart1.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart1,911K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€387,058M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$418,818M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€7,3452024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$7,9482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€100,706M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart237,0202024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart256,4682024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart61.24%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€4,4982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$4,8672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-24,1762024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-26,1602024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-6.25%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart134,102.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart145,106.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart10,550.02021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart12,486.22021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart11.55%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart22,711,029,540.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart23,773.32024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart17.24%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart13,001.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart14,068.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart10.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart34.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€2,5452024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$2,7542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€2062021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$2442021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€4552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$4502024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€2472024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$2672024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Baa306/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBB06/26/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BB+07/01/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart402023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart57º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart75.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart36º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart61º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart9.3%September 2023Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart8.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart2,128K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$340.12024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€307.92024NMW [+]
$9,5452022Average Wage [+]
€9,4912023Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart68º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/15/202619.0309chart4,776.976305/11/2025Euro / Colombian pesos [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart3,655.160001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20264.89%chart9.36%01/14/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart5.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
-1.4%May 2023PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart9.25%05/02/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart67º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart144,633December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart3.24December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart112.282020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart22.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart19.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart39.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart4,519,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€45,819.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$49,544.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart13.53%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€58,075.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$62,796.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart17.15%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-12,255.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-13,251.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-3.62%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
8.5%April 2023Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart36º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart462024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart146º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart5,636.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart3.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart6.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart13.48‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart281.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart5.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.652023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart31.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart52,696,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,905,3932020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart3,024,2732020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7582022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart45º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart77.732023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart3,0472021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart6.002021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart13,0352023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart24.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart1.972023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart7732024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart2,036.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart82,7212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart90,4272023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart142,80012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart6,402,39912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart37,204,13012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart2,709.8812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart90,931,19012/29/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
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