Country comparison South Africa vs Romania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart5,042K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€353,633M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$382,566M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€18,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$20,2102024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€96,009M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart193,9592024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart219,9002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart54.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€10,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$11,5472024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-33,0602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-33,2182024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-9.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart154,017.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart152,873.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart9,206.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart9,716.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart8.78%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart14,118,906,341.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart15,192.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart10.66%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart8,127.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart8,792.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart5.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart43.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€8,0882024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$8,0282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€4832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$5112022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€7412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$7972023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€4272024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$4642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Baa309/12/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBBB-01/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BBB-05/01/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart51º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart51.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart72º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart48º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart6.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart6.0%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart491K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$932.82026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€795.02026NMW [+]
$21,7102024Average Wage [+]
€20,0582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart42º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/06/202619.0170chart5.092302/06/2026Euro / Romanian new lei [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/30/202616.0354chart4.319002/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20262.31%chart12.37%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart9.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
8.6%December 2025HICP [+]
6.6%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart6.50%08/08/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart55º2020Doing Business [+]
-0.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart289,477December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart7.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart513,0502023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart464.932021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart28.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart2,683,7482019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€92,674.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$100,308.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart26.21%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€126,131.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$136,521.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart35.67%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-33,457.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-36,213.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-9.46%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-2.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart45º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart802024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart36º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.20‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart4,943.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart3.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart20.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart7.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart590.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart12.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.392024Fertility Rate [+]
5.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart19.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart19,043,1512024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart705,3102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart3,987,0932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart68º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart76.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,5882023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart8.332023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart2132024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.112023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart3.702023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart552024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart44,6002023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart53,4352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026102,595chart69,09001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20264,073,151chart3,603,46001/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart8,114,76906/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20261,628.08chart3,629.4301/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart16,827,48606/11/2022Doses administered [+]
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