Country comparison South Africa vs Ecuador

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€115,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$124,676M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€6,4132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$6,9392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart61,9372024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart67,0192024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart53.75%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€3,4452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$3,7272024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-1,4692024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-1,5902024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.28%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart43,867.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart47,467.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart4,361.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart4,627.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart15.49%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart5,248.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart5,675.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart11.87%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,584.8chart2,572.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,796.5chart2,782.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart6.06%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart38.07%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€2,4402024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$2,6402024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€2452023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$2642023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€2922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$3162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€42chart€1442023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$1562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Caa306/13/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBB-08/20/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-B-09/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart342023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart90º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart68.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart82º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart105º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart3.1%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart263K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$460.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€416.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart76º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]12/12/202519.7736
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/202516.9640
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/12/202540.27%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart1.1%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart8.54%03/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart129º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart98,018December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart6.90December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart152.822020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart20.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart12.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart2,107,6922019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€28,786.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$31,126.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart25.70%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€28,578.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$30,901.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart25.51%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€208.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$228.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart0.19%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart44º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart702023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart130º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart2,848.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart4.48%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart6.44%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart15.03‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart828.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart5.13‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.822023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart28.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart17,980,0832023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart784,7872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,127,8912020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7652022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart16º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart77.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,2072015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart7.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart8,2212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart45.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart2.512023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart4752024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart8,273.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart29,3052023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart34,1502023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/2025102,595chart36,06311/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20254,073,065chart1,081,65411/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart14,249,55912/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20251,628.08chart2,005.7211/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart39,585,08412/29/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Ecuador