Country comparison South Africa vs Hungary

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart0.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart5,798K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€206,040M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$222,723M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€21,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$23,2722024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€55,314M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart145,5672024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart163,8452024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart73.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€15,2592024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$17,1752024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-10,3462024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-10,9642024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-5.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart97,136.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart104,548.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart6,426.02022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart6,748.52022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart7.80%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart9,810,578,641.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart10,000.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart9.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart4,442.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart4,802.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart4.43%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€10,1832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$10,9602024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€6692022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$7072022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1,0242024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1,0422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€4652024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$5022024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Baa211/29/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBBB-04/11/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BBB02/14/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart47º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart46.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart76º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart36º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart4.5%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart4.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart222K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,153.72026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€838.02026NMW [+]
$22,5972024Average Wage [+]
€20,8772024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart39º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/06/202619.0170chart377.950002/06/2026Euro / Hungarian forints [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/30/202616.0354chart279.800001/18/2019US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20262.31%chart17.09%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart3.3%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.3%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart6.50%09/25/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart52º2020Doing Business [+]
-5.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart235,168December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart14.12December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart507,2252023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart482.062021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart35.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart27.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart33.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart12,649,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€147,157.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$159,280.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart71.42%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€138,416.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$149,819.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart67.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€8,740.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$9,461.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.6%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart39º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart1032024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart14º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart4,692.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart6.06%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart7.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart1,093.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart13.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
5.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart14.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart9,539,5022024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart584,5672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart714,4202020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8512022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart101º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart77.002024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,5932023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart16.602023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart702023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart4.612023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart212024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart12.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart42,2892023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart33,6432023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026102,595chart49,12401/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20264,073,151chart2,240,25201/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart6,207,24912/27/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20261,628.08chart5,149.5401/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart16,701,23812/04/2022Doses administered [+]
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