Country comparison South Africa vs Mexico

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart1.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart3,063K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€1,715,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$1,830,489M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€12,9702024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$14,0342024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€405,098M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart1,000,3722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart1,082,4572024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart58.31%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€7,5632024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$8,1832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-98,2432024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-106,3052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-5.73%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart520,170.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart562,853.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart56,594.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart59,536.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart14.24%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart51,801,498,735.82024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart48,009.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart9.36%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart15,324.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart16,351.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart2.97%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart30.32%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€3,9332024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$4,2552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€4352022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$4592022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€3922024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$3702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€1162024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Baa211/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBBB07/06/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BBB-04/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart48º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart69.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart2º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart56º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart2.6%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart2.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart1,555K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$319.12024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€288.12024NMW [+]
$6,6712015Average Wage [+]
€11,3132024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart69º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/13/202619.1755chart20.858701/13/2026Euro / Mexican pesos [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart17.854001/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
9.10%01/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
62901/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260.15%chart-0.09%12/31/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart3.6%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.8%July 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart7.00%12/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart54º2019Doing Business [+]
-3.3%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart613,824October 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart11.67October 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart4,002,0472023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart351.662020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart17.7%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart16.00%01/01/2010Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart35.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart38,325,6002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€548,418.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$593,005.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart32.98%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€574,749.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$621,476.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart34.57%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-26,330.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-28,464.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-1.58%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart33º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart682024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart138º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart30,600.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.93%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart8.72%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart15.71‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart2,749.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart6.16‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
3.70‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart29.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart132,274,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,197,6242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart11,185,7372020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7812022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart33º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart75.072023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart9,0512024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart6.842024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart33,5502024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart25.802024Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart3.522023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart1,8422024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart5,786.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart283,4272023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart326,8362023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart335,09012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart7,629,70712/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart81,849,96203/03/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart2,533.3012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart223,158,99303/03/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Mexico