Country comparison South Africa vs Estonia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart7,601K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€39,848M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$43,130M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€28,9902024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$31,4192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€10,414M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart9,3532024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart10,0922024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart23.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€6,8272024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$7,3672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-6892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-6502024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart17,516.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart18,805.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart1,890.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart1,998.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart13.03%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart2,371,348,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart2,566,699,648.22024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart12.96%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart1,344.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart1,455.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart7.51%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart44.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€12,7862024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$13,7272024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1,4202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1,4772022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1,7252024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1,8672024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€9782024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1,0602024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A103/08/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBA+05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart762023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart31º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart36.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart48º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart16º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart6.9%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart7.1%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart54K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,004.62025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€886.02025NMW [+]
$25,9022024Average Wage [+]
€23,9302024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart12º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/22/202618.9855
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202616.4111chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20265.27%chart1.66%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart4.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart18º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart49,195December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart19.59December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart729.372021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart35.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart20.00%07/01/2009Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart8.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart2,166,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€17,365.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$18,796.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart43.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€20,749.9M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$22,459.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart52.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-3,384.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-3,663.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-8.49%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart23º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart302024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart24º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart559.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart14.98%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart15.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart7.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart201.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart11.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.312023Fertility Rate [+]
4.70‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart19.4%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart1,369,9952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart199,2772020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart206,6312020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart29º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart79.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1972023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart14.332023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.542023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart8.872023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart8,6062023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart6,4652023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart3,19512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart616,33612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart862,74808/12/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart2,332.1312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart2,171,62308/12/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Estonia