Country comparison South Africa vs Iraq

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-0.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€257,631M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$278,771M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€5,8012024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$6,2772024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart119,6922024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart129,5132024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart46.46%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€2,6552024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$2,8732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-10,6742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-11,5502024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-4.14%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart110,467.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart119,532.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart7,168.82016Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart7,933.02016Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart14.00%2016Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart6,393.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart6,913.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart6.18%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart6,072.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart6,571.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart4.87%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart42.88%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€2,4512024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$2,6522024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1982016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$2192016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€1372024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-B-04/16/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart232023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart88.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416º
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart131º2022Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$266.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/13/202619.0190
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202616.0150
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.79%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart172º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart51,103December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart1.86December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart111.962020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart0%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart15.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart892,0002013Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€91,694.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$99,149.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart36.62%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€60,877.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$65,826.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart24.31%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€30,817.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$20,433.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart12.31%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart87º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart1042023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart151º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart1,034.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.87%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart4.93%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart25.73‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart193.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart4.13‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart3.252023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart17.5%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart45,074,0492023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart365,7662020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart2,077,9762020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.6732022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart154º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart72.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,1092015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart2.952015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart3,0292014Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart10.082014Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart4.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart4,4232024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart145,019.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart73,5212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart150,2912023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026102,595chart25,37501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,073,151chart2,465,54501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart7,944,77501/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,628.08chart562.9601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart19,557,36401/02/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Iraq