Country comparison South Africa vs Poland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart3.6%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart6,471K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€918,464M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$1,035,492M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€24,5702025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$28,4362025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€236,165M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart470,7932024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart505,4292024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart55.10%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€12,8992024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$13,8482024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-54,9402024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-60,2322024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-6.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart419,508.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart451,896.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart28,544.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart30,006.62022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart9.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart53,202.52024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart44,719.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart11.75%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart35,249.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart38,127.72024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart8.47%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€11,4942024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$12,3822024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€7562022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$8142022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1,4532024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1,2172023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€9392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1,0382024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A209/19/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBA-10/12/2018S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-A-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart542023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart37º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart41.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart81º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart40º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart3.1%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart3.2%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart567K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,340.72026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,139.02026NMW [+]
$24,2382024Average Wage [+]
€22,3932024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart31º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]03/13/202619.2754chart4.267503/13/2026Euro / Polish zlotys [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/202616.5786chart3.727703/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/2026-2.03%chart3.77%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart6.2%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
2.5%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.4%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart3.75%03/05/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart40º2020Doing Business [+]
-0.9%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart1,060,340December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart14.10December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart612,8822023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart816.922021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart37.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart23.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart45.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart15,948,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€366,455.4M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$414,087.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart39.90%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€372,653.5M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$421,091.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart40.57%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-6,198.1M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-7,003.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-0.67%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.8%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart32º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart1172024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart32º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.60‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart6,805.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart13.01%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart6.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart1,669.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart11.20‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.142024Fertility Rate [+]
3.70‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart13.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart36,497,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart817,2542020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart4,825,0962020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8812022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart51º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart78.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart4,3972024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart12.052024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart3112023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.802023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart7.632023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240chart162024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart113.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024216,831chart157,7912024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024242,772chart167,3972024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026102,595chart120,98302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,073,151chart6,839,63502/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart22,705,86812/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,628.08chart3,314.8302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart58,634,59012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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