Country comparison South Africa vs France

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q11,535Kchart10,802K2025Q1Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€369,962Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,941chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,428chart$46,2042024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€95,569Mchart€739,563M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,396chart3,305,2872024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,568chart3,577,5762024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart113.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,535chart€48,2752024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,907chart$52,2522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-169,5722024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-183,5412024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.1chart1,670,208.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.2chart1,807,799.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202323,238.5chart131,424.62021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202324,917.6chart160,704.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.60%chart8.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202220,819.5chart265,699,968,000.02022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202221,905.0chart249,068.32022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.89%chart15.25%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,579.8chart58,124.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,791.0chart62,848.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart3.57%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart57.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,971chart€24,3942024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,133chart$26,4042024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€373chart€1,9352021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$404chart$2,2982021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€334chart€3,9112022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$351chart$3,6702022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€41chart€8502023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$9212023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-AA-05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart7.1%April 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart7.5%2025Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart2,379K2025Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,872.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,802.02025NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]06/18/202520.8021
US Dollar exchange rate [+]06/18/202518.0225chart0.869006/18/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.25%06/19/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
7306/19/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]06/18/202516.04%chart3.73%06/18/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart0.7%May 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.6%May 2025HICP [+]
-0.8%April 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/30/20257.25%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.1%April 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.54chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart45.4%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€590,868.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$639,544.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.13%chart20.23%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€693,526.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$750,659.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.36%chart23.74%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-102,657.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-111,114.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.23%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.0%April 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202351chart1252023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart9.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
3.60‰2022Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202362,272,000chart68,467,3622023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart83.002023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314chart9,2372022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20180.50chart13.532022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart112024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart415,5422023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart501,9252023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024102,595chart168,09108/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,072,765chart38,997,49008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797chart53,192,47807/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,647.53chart2,455.0508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart154,493,26607/10/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
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