Country comparison South Africa vs Serbia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart3.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart3,411K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€83,258M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$89,074M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€12,6402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$13,5452024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€22,401M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart36,6152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart39,6192024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart44.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€5,5752024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$6,0322024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-1,4432024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-1,5622024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart35,126.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart38,008.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart2,559.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart2,768.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart8.38%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart3,958.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart4,282.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart12.97%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart2,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart2,311.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart6.05%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart42.67%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€5,3482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$5,7872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€3862023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$4182023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€5962023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$6452023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€3282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$3522024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBBB-10/04/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BB+03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart362023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart72º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart67.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart3º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart52º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart257K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$700.92025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€617.72025NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart60º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/16/202619.0382chart117.366601/19/2026Euro / Serbian dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart100.899801/19/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20264.13%chart-1.74%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
3.1%November 2025HICP [+]
1.7%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart5.75%09/12/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart44º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.2%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart25,514December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart4.22December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart4,4982022Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart353.732020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart38.4%2016Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart20.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart1,773,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€28,944.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$31,328.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart34.76%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€38,102.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$41,241.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart45.76%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-9,158.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-9,913.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-11.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
8.4%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart66º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart54º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart3,588.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart11.98%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart14.61%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart1,374.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart14.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
4.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart19.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart6,567,7832024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart823,0112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,003,9622020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8052022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart26º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart76.202023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart6682023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart10.112023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart892023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.312023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart122024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart77.52021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart30,8242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart37,6612023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart18,05712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart2,568,00312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart3,278,19806/23/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart2,749.3312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart8,534,68806/23/2022Doses administered [+]
South Africa
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