Country comparison South Africa vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart20,508K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€114,729M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart58,3712024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart63,1792024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart13.10%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart220,464.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart238,626.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart9,345.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart49.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€39,4092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$42,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€1,6772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart4.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6
NMW [+]2024€234.8
$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/13/202619.1755chart11.756001/13/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart10.087501/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.20%01/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13801/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260.15%chart0%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%November 2025HICP [+]
1.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart40.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart5,73212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart1,548,03612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart1,024.6112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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