Country comparison South Africa vs Portugal

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart1.9%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart7,299K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€306,738M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$346,609M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€28,3902025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$32,2442025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€78,459M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart270,8812024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart292,9372024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart93.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€25,1992024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$27,2512024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart1,4512024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart2,1582024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart123,174.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart131,975.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart11,104.02022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart11,693.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart10.37%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart18,167.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart19,663.62024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart14.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart4,440.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart4,800.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart3.57%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart42.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€11,4582024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$12,2772024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1,0612022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1,1182022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1,7072024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1,8482024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€4152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$4432024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A311/17/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBA+02/27/2026S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BBB+10/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart612023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart34º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart25.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart95º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart31º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart5.6%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart5.8%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart326K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,260.82026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,073.02026NMW [+]
$24,4492024Average Wage [+]
€22,5882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart43º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]03/12/202619.1007
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/202616.5786chart0.866003/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.39%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4403/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/12/2026-0.20%chart11.84%03/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.2%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.4%December 2025HICP [+]
-1.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart39º2020Doing Business [+]
1.6%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart403,673December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart17.62December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart318,2312023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart644.112021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart23.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart58.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart16,308,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€79,311.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$89,620.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart25.86%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€111,412.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$125,893.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart36.32%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-32,100.1M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-36,272.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-10.46%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.6%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart38º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart1172024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart7º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart4,811.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart9.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart20.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart7.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart2,468.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.412024Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart15.4%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart10,749,6352024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,001,9632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart2,081,4192020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart17º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart82.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,0462023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart9.802023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart752022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart3.582023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2024216,831chart51,2292024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024242,772chart45,7822024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026102,595chart29,64102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,073,151chart5,671,58602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart8,909,76909/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,628.08chart2,757.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart28,314,79609/29/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Portugal