AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurma - MyanmarBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurma - MyanmarBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe Compare South Africa Qatar GouvernementQu. GDP Per Capita [+]2020Q31,103€Annual GDP [+]2019313,905M.€162,034M.€2018Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2018368,135M.$191,362M.$2018Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]20195,418€58,250€2018GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]20186,354$68,794$2018GDP per capita [+]Quarterly GDP [+]2020Q363,918M.€Debt [+]2018176,70078,7562018Debt [+]Debt [+]2018208,68393,0112018Debt [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]201856.71%48.63%2018Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]20183,050€28,312€2018Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]20183,602$33,437$2018Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2018-13,7848,5642018Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit (M.$) [+]2018-16,27810,1142018Deficit (M.$) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2018-4.14%5.18%2018Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]2018104,206.547,945.42018Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure (M.$) [+]2018123,067.956,623.52018Expenditure (M.$) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]201819,219.64,231.72017Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]201822,673.44,780.62017Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201818.87%8.56%2017Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]201710,733.83,110.72017Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.(M.$) [+]201715,210.03,514.12017Gov. Health Exp.(M.$) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201713.34%6.29%2017Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20183,063.51,415.72010Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]20183,614.01,876.82010Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20182.95%4.90%2010Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201833.44%29.60%2018Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]20181,799€17,236€2018Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]20182,124$20,356$2018Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018332€1,593€2017Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018391$1,799$2017Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017188€1,179€2017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017268$1,332$2017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]201853€825€2010Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]201862$1,094$2010Defence Expenditure P.C. 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[+]December 20199.2617.09December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]Motor vehicle production [+]2019603,115Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015173.27418.382015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]TaxesStandard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]TradeAnnual arrivals [+]201810,472,0001,819,3002018Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]201980,407.0 M.€64,886.3 M.€2019Exports [+]Exports [+]201990,015.6 M.$72,640.2 M.$2019Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]201925.62%44.05%2018Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]201996,060.2 M.€28,002.3 M.€2019Imports [+]Imports [+]2019107,539.4 M.$31,348.6 M.$2019Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]201930.60%16.56%2018Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2019-15,653.2 M.€36,884.0 M.€2019Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2019-17,523.8 M.$41,291.7 M.$2019Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2019-4.99%27.48%2018Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-DemographyGlobal AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºDensity [+]2018482402018Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]2020123º27º2020Global Peace Ranking [+]Remittance 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