Country comparison South Africa vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart772023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart49º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart5.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$2,587.62025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€2,282.02025NMW [+]
$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/23/202618.9582
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202616.4111chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.02%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
1101/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20266.07%chart-1.26%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-4.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart24º2020Doing Business [+]
10.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€222,748.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$241,098.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€133,140.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$144,108.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€89,607.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$96,989.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.9%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart4532023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart8.462023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart342023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart9,75212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart1,765,01312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart1,792.6812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Ireland