Country comparison South Africa vs North Macedonia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart2,369K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€15,672M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$16,679M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€8,5902024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$9,1692024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€4,318M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart8,4522024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart9,1462024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart54.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€4,6372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$5,0182024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-6852024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-7422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-4.45%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart5,661.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart6,125.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart139.92002Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart132.62002Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart8.64%2002Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart623.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart674.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart12.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart329.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart350.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart5.55%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart36.73%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€3,1062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$3,3612024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€692002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$652002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€3402023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$3682023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€1812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1932024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBB-05/24/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BB+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart82º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart58.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart26º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart58º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart11.2%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart11.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart92K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$388.92023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€541.02025NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart67º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/15/202619.0309
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20264.89%chart1.39%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
3.6%November 2025HICP [+]
4.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart17º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart4,060December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart2.24December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart205.562015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart537,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€7,783.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$8,424.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart49.67%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€11,065.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$11,977.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart70.61%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-3,282.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-3,552.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-20.94%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart712024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart38º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.00‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart314.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart6.35%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart33.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart128.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.492023Fertility Rate [+]
6.80‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart22.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart1,822,6122024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart131,3112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart693,8962020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7652022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart58º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart75.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1222010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart5.902010Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart282023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.532023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart4.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart5,3642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart6,2062023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart9,99112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart352,09312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart838,18105/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart5,481.6912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart1,862,98705/07/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
North Macedonia