Country comparison South Africa vs Netherlands

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart16,461K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€1,122,459M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$1,214,928M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€62,3802024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$67,6902024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€297,020M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart491,0552024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart531,9222024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart43.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€27,2142024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$29,4792024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-10,6062024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-11,4762024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-0.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart498,516.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart539,421.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart51,471.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart54,202.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart94,379,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart102,153,942,020.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart15.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart21,511.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart23,283.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart4.34%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart44.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€27,6282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$29,8952024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€2,9082022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$3,0842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€5,2602024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$5,6932024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€1,1952024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1,2972024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aaa02/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAAA11/20/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AAA04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart792023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart4º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart19.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart77º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart8º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart4.0%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart405K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$2,546.72025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€2,246.02025NMW [+]
$71,2012024Average Wage [+]
€65,7822024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart13º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/12/202619.1618
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/02/202616.4833chart0.855301/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.92%01/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
1101/12/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260.15%chart0%12/31/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.9%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.5%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 [+]202084ºchart42º2020Doing Business [+]
2.1%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart730,352December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart21.73December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart157,2802017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart589.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart39.1%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart21.00%10/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart51.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart16,063,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€850,696.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$920,777.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart75.79%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€754,709.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$816,882.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart67.24%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€95,987.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$103,894.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart8.55%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart6º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart4342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart18º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart1,405.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart13.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart5.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart5,615.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart9.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.432023Fertility Rate [+]
3.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart12.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart18,044,0272024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart2,358,3332020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart970,4032020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9462022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart28º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart82.002024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,9692023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart10.402023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1252023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.692023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart7.092023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart242024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart137.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart106,6352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart117,2832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart22,98612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart8,656,10912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart11,768,64409/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart1,273.8812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart39,764,18409/29/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Netherlands