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[+]Debt ($M) [+]2022288,1153122023Debt ($M) [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]202270.83%33.43%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2022€4,456€1,3332023Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2022$4,696$1,4412023Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-16,426262023Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit ($M) [+]2022-17,311292023Deficit ($M) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-4.26%3.04%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022123,043.4269.12023Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure ($M) [+]2022129,672.7291.12023Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202323,238.534.12020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202324,917.638.92020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.60%16.22%2020Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202220,819.538.52022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202221,905.040.52022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.89%15.15%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,579.8Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,791.0Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202231.88%31.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€2,005€1,2422023Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$2,113$1,3432023Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€368€1692020Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$398$1932020Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€334€1792022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$351$1882022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€41Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$44Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-Corruption Index [+]202341522014Corruption Index [+]Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºFragile States Index [+]202469.663.92024Fragile States Index [+]RTI Raking [+]202416ºInnovation Ranking [+]202469ºLabourUnemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996KNMW [+]2024$261.6$227.92023NMW [+]NMW [+]2024€234.8Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºMarketsEuro / South African rands [+]03/18/202519.7084US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/18/202518.0167Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/18/20258.30%PricesCPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%Money MarketKey rates [+]01/31/20257.50%BusinessDoing Business [+]202084º98º2020Doing Business [+]Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.41Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30TaxesTax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%26.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%15.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%27.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]TradeAnnual arrivals [+]20225,698,00049,4002022Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€102,520.4M€39.3M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$110,855.3M$42.5M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]202329.13%4.55%2023Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€120,916.5M€432.9M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$130,747.0M$468.1M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]202334.36%50.13%2023Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1M€-393.6M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7M$-425.7M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.23%-45.58%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-DemographyGlobal AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºDensity [+]202352762023Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºRemittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1142.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]20204.77%1.99%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]20201.52%67.19%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]202219.31‰27.00‰2022Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.710.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]202212.03‰5.45‰2022Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20222.343.882022Fertility Rate [+]% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%21.9%2018% risk of poverty [+]Population [+]202363,212,384216,6632023Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,4954,0212020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901135,7322020Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20220.7170.7022022HDI [+]Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºLife expectancy [+]202261.4872.602022Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]2018314112015Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]20180.505.732015Suicide rate [+]Number of homicides [+]202227,272132018Number of homicides [+]Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.726.262018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.562.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]Annual crude oil production [+]20231Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0Consumption GWh [+]2023194,9781422023Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]2023219,6081592023Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024102,5953108/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,072,76517,05708/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797177,95404/17/2023Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,623.02143.0808/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812453,08304/17/2023Doses administered [+]South AfricaCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: PretoriaPopulation: 63,212,384Surface Area: 1,219,090 km2Currency: South African rands (1 EUR=19.7084 ZAR)Religion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: ACP, BRICS, G20, IMF, UN, SADC, AUSamoaCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: ApiaPopulation: 216,663Surface Area: 2,840 km2Currency: 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