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GDP Per Capita [+]Annual GDP [+]2019313,905M.€4,540,922M.€2019Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2018368,135M.$4,971,767M.$2018Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]20195,418€35,888€2019GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]20186,354$39,293$2018GDP per capita [+]Quarterly GDP [+]2020Q363,918M.€1,086,332M.€2020Q3Quarterly GDP [+]Debt [+]2018176,70010,112,5352017Debt [+]Debt [+]2018208,68311,424,1312017Debt [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]201856.71%234.99%2017Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]20183,050€79,786€2017Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]20183,602$90,134$2017Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2018-13,784-101,9152018Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit (M.$) [+]2018-16,278-120,3612018Deficit (M.$) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2018-4.14%-2.43%2018Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]2018104,206.51,610,232.22017Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure (M.$) [+]2018123,067.91,819,079.32017Expenditure (M.$) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]201819,219.6141,956.62016Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]201822,673.4156,972.52016Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201818.87%8.38%2016Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]201710,733.8422,963.92019Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.(M.$) [+]201715,210.0213,704.01998Gov. Health Exp.(M.$) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201713.34%23.64%2017Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20183,063.538,762.02018Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]20183,614.045,931.22018Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20182.95%2.53%2018Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201833.44%37.42%2017Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]20181,799€12,704€2017Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]20182,124$14,352$2017Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018332€1,118€2016Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018391$1,236$2016Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017188€3,352€2019Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017268$3,506$2017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]201853€306€2018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]201862$363$2018Defence Expenditure P.C. 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[+]December 20199.2641.06December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]Motor vehicle production [+]2019603,1159,168,6512019Motor vehicle production [+]Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015173.27609.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]TaxesStandard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%56.1%2019Top tax rate + SSC [+]TradeAnnual arrivals [+]201810,472,00031,192,0002018Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]201980,407.0 M.€630,217.3 M.€2019Exports [+]Exports [+]201990,015.6 M.$705,528.3 M.$2019Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]201925.62%13.88%2019Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]201996,060.2 M.€643,803.2 M.€2019Imports [+]Imports [+]2019107,539.4 M.$720,737.7 M.$2019Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]201930.60%14.18%2019Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2019-15,653.2 M.€-13,585.9 M.€2019Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2019-17,523.8 M.$-15,209.5 M.$2019Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2019-4.99%-0.30%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-DemographyGlobal AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]Density [+]2018483352018Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]2020123º9º2020Global Peace Ranking [+]Remittance received (M.$) [+]2017898.14,578.52017Remittance received (M.$) [+]% Immigrant [+]20197.29%1.97%2019% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]20191.42%0.66%2019% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]201820.51‰7.40‰2018Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent (M.$) [+]20172,588.79,137.72017Remittance sent (M.$) [+]Crude death rate [+]20189.44‰11.00‰2018Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20182.411.422018Fertility Rate [+]Population [+]201857,939,000126,529,1002018Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]20194,224,2562,498,8912019Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]2019824,601838,8522019Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20190.7090.9192019HDI [+]Gender Gap Ranking [+]201819º110º2018Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]201863.8684.212018Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]201548220,4652017Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]20150.9016.202017Suicide rate [+]Number of homicides [+]201821,0363342018Number of homicides [+]Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201836.400.262018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20188.319.422018CO2 Tons per capita [+]Annual crude oil production [+]2019142019Annual crude oil production [+]Crude Oil Reserves (Million barrels) [+]202015.044.12020Crude Oil Reserves (Million barrels) [+]Consumption GWh [+]2019210,304902,8432019Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]2019233,294949,2212019Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Recovered [+]01/18/20211,117,452252,63101/18/2021COVID-19 - Recovered [+]COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202137,4494,36601/18/2021COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2021646.3534.5101/18/2021COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20211,346,936335,60501/18/2021COVID-19 - Confirmed [+] South AfricaCountry Subcontinent Continent World Capital: PretoriaPopulation: 57,939,000Surface Area: 1,219,090 km2Currency: South African rands (1 EUR=18.1181 ZAR)Religion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: ACP, 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