Country comparison South Africa vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€148,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$160,226M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€29,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$31,9712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart3.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart43,1492023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart46,6692023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart28.22%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart73,913.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart79,943.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart9,530.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart10,312.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart13.85%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart6,653.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart7,194.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart9.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart7,168.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart7,756.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart9.68%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart48.34%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€15,0452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$16,2722023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1,9022024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$2,0582024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1,3752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1,4872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€1,4302024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1,5482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAA-11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$243.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€222.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/16/202619.0382chart0.355501/15/2026Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart0.305801/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20264.13%chart-1.54%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart50.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart22.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart28.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart2752024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart10.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart1.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.522023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%
Population [+]202463,016,000chart4,897,2632024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart83.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1542015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart78,0472023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart85,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart2,57012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart667,29012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart524.7812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Kuwait