Country comparison South Africa vs Croatia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart3.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart6,010K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€85,905M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$92,982M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€22,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$24,0252024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€23,286M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart49,2842024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart53,3272024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart57.40%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€12,7212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$13,7642024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-1,6732024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-1,8102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart41,237.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart44,467.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart3,226.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart3,395.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart10.69%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart4,738,623,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart5,068.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart12.84%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart1,540.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart1,667.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart3.76%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart48.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€10,6442024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$11,4782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€8372022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$8822022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1,2292023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1,3012023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€3982024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$4312024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A311/08/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBA-09/13/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BBB+07/13/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart502023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart63º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart45.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart8º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart43º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart4.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart75K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,099.92025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€970.02025NMW [+]
$21,6482024Average Wage [+]
€20,0002024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart37º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/21/202619.1470
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202616.4111chart0.851901/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20264.71%chart1.02%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
3.8%December 2025HICP [+]
0.1%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart51º2020Doing Business [+]
8.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart125,548December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart13.33December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart521.242021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart38.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart25.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart36.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart15,324,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€24,054.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$26,036.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart28.00%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€43,399.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$46,974.9M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart50.52%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-19,344.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-20,938.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-22.52%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart61º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart442024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart15º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.10‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart2,306.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart13.56%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart26.70%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart1,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart13.20‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
4.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart20.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart3,874,3502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart528,0562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,039,5262020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8782022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart61º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart79.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart5592023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart14.472023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart262023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.672023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart4.312023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart102024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart71.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart16,2432023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart16,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart18,80312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart1,370,64612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart2,251,80911/28/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart4,853.2012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart5,435,96612/23/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Croatia