Country comparison South Africa vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBA+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart2.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,180.22025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,139.02025NMW [+]
$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/18/202618.9794chart181.990002/18/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/202615.9807chart153.200002/18/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.15%02/18/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-5902/18/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/18/20264.41%chart12.60%02/18/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart33.7%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%
Population [+]202463,016,000chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026102,595chart74,69401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,073,151chart33,803,57201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,628.08chart602.9101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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