Country comparison South Africa vs Italy

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart0.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart9,578K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€2,199,619M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$2,380,825M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€37,3102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$40,2242024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€564,577M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart2,966,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart3,210,0192024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart134.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€50,3352024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$54,4592024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-73,9372024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-81,7462024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-3.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart1,109,154.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart1,199,364.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart81,318.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart85,588.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart7.41%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart137,456,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart148,779,625,280.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart11.44%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart35,397.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart38,313.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart3.18%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart50.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€18,8172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$20,3482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1,3782022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1,4522022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€2,3312024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$2,5232024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€6002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$6472024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Baa305/23/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBBB+01/30/2026S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BBB12/03/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart562023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart30º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart41.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart71º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart26º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart5.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart5.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart1,440K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6
NMW [+]2024€234.8
$38,5502024Average Wage [+]
€35,6162024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart35º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/17/202619.0320
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/202615.9807chart0.845602/17/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.36%02/18/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6202/18/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/17/20261.63%chart1.82%02/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.0%March 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart58º2020Doing Business [+]
3.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart2,975,569December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart25.50December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart880,0852023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart765.752021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart42.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart22.00%10/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart49,811,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€643,054.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$726,639.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart28.31%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€592,309.6M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$669,298.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart26.11%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€50,745.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$57,341.2M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart2.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-0.5%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart37º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart1952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart33º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart9,287.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart10.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart5.50%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart6.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart17,369.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart11.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.212023Fertility Rate [+]
3.10‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart18.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart58,943,4642024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart6,386,9982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart3,258,8312020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9062022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart87º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart3,8212023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart6.482023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart3382023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.572023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart5.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart852024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart497.92021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart287,3942023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart254,6592023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026102,595chart198,52301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,073,151chart26,969,71901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart49,484,58412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,628.08chart3,368.0201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart150,321,54012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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