Country comparison South Africa vs Malaysia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart5.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€390,208M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$422,227M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€11,6622024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$12,6192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart273,4762024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart295,9162024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart70.08%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€8,1732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$8,8442024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-15,4122024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-16,6762024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-3.95%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart93,106.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart100,745.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart12,997.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart14,048.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart14.10%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart7,318.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart7,913.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart7.94%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart3,853.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart4,169.72024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart4.52%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart23.86%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€2,7832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$3,0112024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€3932023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$4252023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€2082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$2252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€1152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A301/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBA-06/27/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BBB+12/04/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart502023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart27º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart53.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416º
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart33º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart3.4%2017Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart513K2017Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$326.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€295.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart33º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/06/202619.0170chart4.655702/06/2026Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/30/202616.0354chart3.954502/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20262.31%chart3.32%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart2.75%07/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart12º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart604,000December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart20.06December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart774,6002023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart547.012020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart12.2%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart10.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart10,071,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€289,309.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$312,830.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart78.24%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€245,768.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$265,749.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart66.46%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€43,540.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$47,090.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart11.77%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart1012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart10º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart1,634.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart10.71%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart5.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart12.41‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart6,187.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart5.16‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart5.8%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart33,460,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart3,476,5602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,860,0372020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8072022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart114º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart76.662023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,7522015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart5.622015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart2582023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.732023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart8.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart4772024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart3,600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart178,6532023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart192,9792023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026102,595chart37,35101/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20264,073,151chart5,329,83601/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart27,551,14408/14/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20261,628.08chart1,116.2901/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart72,657,28808/14/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Malaysia