Country comparison South Africa vs Russia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.1%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart2,557K2021Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€2,008,424M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$427,184Mchart$2,173,225M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€13,7442024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$14,8712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€377,702M2021Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart406,7172024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart440,0902024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart20.25%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€2,7832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$3,0122024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-32,2042024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-34,8472024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart740,521.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart801,284.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart79,309.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart85,779.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart8.94%2020Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart93,723.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart102,210.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart13.67%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart141,640.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart153,263.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart18.90%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart36.87%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€5,0672024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$5,4832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€5422023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$5862023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€6442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$7032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€9692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1,0492024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Ca03/06/2022Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBCC03/17/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-C03/08/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart262023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart43º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart81.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart44º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart59º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart4.3%November 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart2.9%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart2,202K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$220.72025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€211.52025NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart16º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]03/16/202619.2461chart91.984703/13/2026Euro / Russian Rubles [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/202616.5786chart80.225403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/16/2026-0.56%chart3.80%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart16.7%March 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart15.50%02/16/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart31º2019Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart1,049,917December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart9.01December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart729,8642023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart361.392020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart20.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart13.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart24,591,9222019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€392,325.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$424,222.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart20.60%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€280,492.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$303,297.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart14.73%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€111,833.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$120,129.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart5.87%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart65º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart156º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
4.00‰2018Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart8,026.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart7.88%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart7.28%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.60‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart16,503.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart12.10‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.412023Fertility Rate [+]
6.10‰2018Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart11.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart146,135,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart11,636,9112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart10,756,6972020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8212022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart81º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart73.252023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart17,1922019Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart11.602019Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart11,3272024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart6.772021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart14.452023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240chart9,8922024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart80,000.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024216,831chart1,045,2062024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024242,772chart1,160,2162024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/2026102,595chart404,29002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20264,073,151chart24,901,46702/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart79,702,39609/27/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20261,628.08chart2,766.5502/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart187,374,51009/26/2023Doses administered [+]
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