Country comparison South Africa vs Malta

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart7.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart10,721K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€23,125M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$24,964M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€40,6202024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$45,1672024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€6,156M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart10,6472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart11,5272024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart46.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€18,5412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$20,0732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-8122024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-8932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-3.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart8,645.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart9,316.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart848.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart906.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart12.50%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart1,199,212,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart1,296.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart104.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart112.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart1.28%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart37.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€15,0552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$16,2242024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1,5962022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1,7192022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€2,1702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$2,3922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€1832024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$2042024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A211/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBA-10/14/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-A+04/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart512023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart38º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart31.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart83º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart29º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart3.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart2.7%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart9K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,089.72025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€961.02025NMW [+]
$33,0522024Average Wage [+]
€30,5362024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart41º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/13/202619.1755
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart0.858101/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260.15%chart0.27%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
2.3%December 2025HICP [+]
0.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart88º2020Doing Business [+]
-8.2%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart15,058December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart16.50December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart721.732015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart29.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart18.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart2,286,6002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€3,495.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$3,783.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart15.11%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€8,729.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$9,449.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart37.75%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-5,234.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-5,665.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-22.64%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.8%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart47º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart1,7952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.90‰2022Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart215.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart22.23%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart19.92%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart7.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart80.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart7.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.062023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart16.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart574,2502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart114,7602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart102,7932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9152022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart62º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart312023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart5.502023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart32023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.562023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart3.852023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart2,7162023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart2,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart1,11112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart125,26412/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart471,56503/19/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart1,934.7012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart1,408,79303/19/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Malta