Country comparison South Africa vs Ethiopia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart7.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€138,344M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$149,740M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€1,0752024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$1,1642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart57,2192023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart61,8872023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart38.74%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€4452023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$4812023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-3,8392023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-4,1532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-2.60%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart15,983.02023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart17,286.92023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart3,178.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart3,440.72024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart16.70%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart900.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart981.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart5.68%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart899.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart974.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart6.91%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart10.82%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€1242023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$1342023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€252024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$272024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$82023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€72024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$82024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-CCC-12/20/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart372023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart126º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart98.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart25º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart130º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$24.92011NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€19.12011NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart127º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/06/202619.0170chart131.136809/25/2024Euro / Birr [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/30/202616.0354chart120.302309/25/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20262.31%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart15.00%07/10/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart159º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart1.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart897,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€3,344.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$3,616.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart2.26%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€16,543.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$17,888.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart11.20%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-13,199.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-14,272.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-8.94%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart1132023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart144º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart815.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart1.09%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart0.95%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart31.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart13.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart3.992023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart33.1%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart128,691,6922023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,085,5172020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart946,1292020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.4922022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart79º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart67.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart8,3482015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart9.372015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart8,1532012Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart8.512012Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart0.142023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart0.42021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart12,2982023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart18,2542023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026102,595chart7,57401/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20264,073,151chart501,32401/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart43,653,01005/28/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20261,628.08chart58.8501/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart68,856,79005/28/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Ethiopia