Country comparison South Africa vs Greece

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.1%chart2.1%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q41,567Kchart6,052K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€378,703Mchart€248,354M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$427,184Mchart$280,636M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€6,010chart€23,5702025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$6,779chart$27,0562025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€98,755Mchart€62,776M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart364,9652024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart397,9192024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart154.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€35,1862024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$38,3642024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart2,9092024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart3,4422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart1.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart114,222.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart123,335.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart6,987.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart7,388.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart6.39%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart11,504.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart12,451.72024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart8.58%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart7,405.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart8,015.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart6.58%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart48.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€11,0122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$11,8912024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€6612022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$7072022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1,1062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1,1972024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€7032024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$7732024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Baa303/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBBB04/18/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BB+01/27/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart492023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart59º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart54.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart114º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart45º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart8.5%February 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart8.3%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart395K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,206.72026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,027.02026NMW [+]
$27,2742024Average Wage [+]
€25,1982024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart48º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]04/10/202619.2389
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/03/202617.0047chart0.853904/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.80%04/10/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
7504/10/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]04/10/20261.56%chart4.60%04/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.7%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
2.9%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.6%February 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart79º2020Doing Business [+]
1.8%February 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart261,398December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart11.13December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart631.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart41.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart24.00%06/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart53.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart27,836,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€48,651.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$54,975.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart19.59%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€82,212.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$92,897.9M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart33.10%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-33,560.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-37,922.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-13.51%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.4%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart79º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart792024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart40º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart319.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart12.55%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart10.19%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart6.60‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart1,576.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.242024Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart19.6%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart10,372,3352024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,340,4562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,088,5072020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8932022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart73º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart81.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart4882023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart4.612023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart862023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.842023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart4.692023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20250chart12025Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart10.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024216,831chart47,8722024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024242,772chart53,5292024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/2026102,595chart40,23902/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20264,073,151chart5,860,19602/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart7,647,07606/26/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20261,628.08chart3,879.4502/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart22,467,97806/26/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
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