Country comparison South Africa vs Lebanon

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-0.8%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€18,569M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$20,079M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€3,4682023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$3,7502023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart59,8702021Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart70,8582021Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart358.19%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€10,7042021Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$12,6692021Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-4462021Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-5272021Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-2.67%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart1,825.22021Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart2,160.22021Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart279.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart302.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart8.59%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart527.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart570.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart301.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart326.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart8.91%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart13.29%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€3262021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$3862021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$612023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBSD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-RD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart92.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart99º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart94º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,200.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,096.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/23/202618.9582chart104,133.250001/15/2026Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202616.4111chart89,500.000001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20266.07%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart12.2%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart143º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart4.04December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart106.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart1,466,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€3,827.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$4,138.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart20.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€16,762.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$18,125.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart90.27%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-12,934.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-69.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart5562024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart134º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart7,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart30.24%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart16.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart1,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart5,805,9622024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7232022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart133º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart77.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1822015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart2.852015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1282020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart2.242020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart3.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart4,0772023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart4,5142023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart10,94712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart1,239,90412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart1,885.4812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart5,814,69912/22/2022Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Lebanon