Country comparison South Africa vs El Salvador

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/13/202619.1755
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260.15%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart4,23012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart202,06612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart667.4012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
El Salvador
  • Capital: San Salvador
  • Population: 6,338,000
  • Surface Area: 21,040 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: IMF, OAS, UN, SICA