Country comparison South Africa vs Qatar

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart2.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€202,482M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$219,163M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€66,1062024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$71,5522024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart86,0062023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart93,0222023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart43.67%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€28,0792023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$30,3702023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart10,9502023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart11,8432023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart5.56%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart53,684.22023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart58,063.72023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart4,091.72020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart4,669.82020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart8.94%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart4,127.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart4,462.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart7.69%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart14,538.32022Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart15,321.62022Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart26.88%2022Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart27.26%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€17,5272023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$18,9562023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1,4442020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1,6482020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1,3852023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1,4982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€4,9582022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$5,2252022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aa201/25/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAA11/04/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA-02/13/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart582023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart29º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart39.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart137º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart49º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart0.2%2015Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart3K2015Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$274.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€250.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart55º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/13/202619.0190chart4.322102/12/2026Euro / Riyals [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202616.0150chart3.640002/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.79%chart6.62%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart77º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart39,679December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart16.99December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart418.382015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart2,136,5042019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€89,698.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$96,990.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart45.55%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€28,841.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$31,186.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart14.65%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€60,856.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$66,437.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart30.90%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart2672023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart29º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart668.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart78.55%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart0.91%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart9.91‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart10,677.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart0.93‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.732023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%
Population [+]202463,016,000chart3,063,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart2,226,1922020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart25,7052020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8752022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart130º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart82.372023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1432015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart5.862015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart22022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.072022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart43.552023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart1,2942024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart25,244.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart53,8392023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart57,0162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026102,595chart69001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,073,151chart514,52401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart2,852,17805/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,628.08chart225.2701/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart7,609,17805/07/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Qatar