Country comparison South Africa vs Moldova

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€16,821M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$18,201M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€6,9412024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$7,5112024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart6,5232024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart7,0582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart38.78%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€2,7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$2,9642024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-6532024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-7072024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-3.88%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart6,384.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart6,908.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart1,023.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart1,095.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart15.96%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart725.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart783.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart12.07%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart100.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart108.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart1.60%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart37.96%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€2,6812024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$2,9012024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€4172023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$4512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€2912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$3142023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2B304/25/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-B-09/15/2008Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart86º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart64.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart55º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart68º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart1.4%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart20K2024Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$317.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€281.32025NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart62º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/16/202619.0382chart19.917001/17/2026Euro / Moldovan leu [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart17.124101/17/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20264.13%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart-1.2%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
6.4%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart5.00%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart48º2020Doing Business [+]
11.6%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart6,406December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart2.56December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart201.372015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart20.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart12.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart162,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€3,744.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$4,048.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart24.23%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€8,021.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$8,673.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart51.91%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-4,277.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-4,625.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-27.68%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart77º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart702024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart63º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.90‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart1,640.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart3.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart43.86%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart9.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart346.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart13.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart31.6%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart2,381,3252024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart104,4382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,159,4432020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7632022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart13º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart71.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart3592022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart14.292022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart782023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart2.542023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart2.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart5,6742023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart5,0542023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart12,29012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart656,43512/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart1,078,96112/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart5,160.9912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart2,293,08612/23/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Moldova