Country comparison South Africa vs Kenya

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart4.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q21,444K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€110,260M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$119,307M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€2,1022024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$2,2752024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€91,012M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart74,2472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart80,3392024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart67.34%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€1,3422024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$1,4522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-6,3612024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-6,8832024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-5.77%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart25,649.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart27,754.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart4,435.12024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart4,799.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart28.54%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart1,953.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart2,111.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart8.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,584.8chart906.22023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,796.5chart980.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart4.11%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart23.26%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€4642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$5022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$922024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$382023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€42chart€182023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$192023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBB08/22/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-B12/14/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart95º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart86.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart21º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart96º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$102.52024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€92.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart78º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]12/11/202519.8446chart172.216801/04/2024Euro / Kenyan shilling [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/202516.9640chart157.391201/04/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/11/202538.80%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart5.7%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart9.00%12/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart56º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart2,307December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart31.902015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart16.8%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart16.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart1,930,6482018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€6,650.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$7,190.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart6.65%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€17,187.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$18,585.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart17.18%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-10,537.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-11,398.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-10.53%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart952023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart122º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart1,969.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart2.01%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart1.03%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart27.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart356.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart7.21‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart3.212023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart39.8%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart55,339,0032023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,050,1472020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart535,3482020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.6012022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart75º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart63.652023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart3,0042015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart6.942015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart2,6432022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart4.872022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart10,0022023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart12,7892023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/2025102,595chart5,68911/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/20254,073,065chart344,13711/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart11,090,44004/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20251,628.08chart102.8011/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart23,750,43204/02/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Kenya