Country comparison South Africa vs Finland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart0.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q21,444Kchart12,390K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€275,963M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$298,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€49,1002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$53,2862024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€91,012Mchart€69,832M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart227,5472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart245,3042024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart82.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€40,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$43,5252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-12,1562024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-13,1562024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart159,403.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart172,245.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart16,968.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart17,868.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart12.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202215,518,853,015.4chart23,898,237,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202221,905.0chart25,866,973,764.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.89%chart14.82%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,584.8chart6,607.02023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,796.5chart7,143.92023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart4.44%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart57.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€28,2832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$30,5622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€3,0532022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$3,2232022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€253chart€4,2652024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$351chart$4,6162024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€42chart€1,1852023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$1,2842023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aa112/13/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-AA+10/10/2014S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA+01/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart872023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart11º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart14.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart31º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart7º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart9.6%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart10.2%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart297K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6
NMW [+]2024€234.8
$57,2502024Average Wage [+]
€52,8932024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart2º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]11/10/202519.8864
US Dollar exchange rate [+]10/31/202517.3312chart0.864211/10/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.03%11/11/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
3611/04/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/10/202537.26%chart25.71%11/10/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart0.5%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.5%October 2025HICP [+]
0.4%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]08/01/20257.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart20º2020Doing Business [+]
-0.2%August 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart141,531December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart17.37December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart30,1912023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart577.572021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart42.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart24.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart59.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart2,127,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€72,126.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$78,067.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart26.14%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€74,844.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$81,009.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart27.12%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-2,718.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-2,941.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-0.98%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.1%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart14º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart172024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart13º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.10‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart821.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart6.98%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart5.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart7.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart944.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart10.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.262023Fertility Rate [+]
3.70‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart12.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart5,635,9712024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart386,0522020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart311,8892020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart2º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart7652023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart13.652023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart552023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.982023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart5.732023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart77,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart77,9862023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025102,595chart11,46609/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20254,073,065chart1,513,46909/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart4,347,11301/09/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,628.08chart2,034.4309/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart13,327,12001/09/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
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