Country comparison South Africa vs Singapore

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart4.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€505,877M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$547,387M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€83,7982024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$90,6742024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart895,4062024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart968,8792024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart174.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€148,3202024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$160,4902024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart22,7362024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart24,6022024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart4.43%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart74,538.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart80,654.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart11,083.82024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart11,993.22024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart11.99%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart12,271.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart13,272.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart17.39%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart14,375.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart15,555.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart20.13%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart14.51%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€12,3472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$13,3602024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1,8362024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1,9872024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€2,1202023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$2,2932023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€2,3812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$2,5772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aaa05/27/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAAA03/06/1995S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AAA08/23/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart832023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart1º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart25.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416º
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart4º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart2.4%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart59K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6
NMW [+]2024€234.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart11º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/22/202618.9855chart1.502601/22/2026Euro / Singapore dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202616.4111chart1.283901/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20265.27%chart3.92%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart2º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart76,476December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart15.94December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart146.952015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart12.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart7.00%01/01/2008Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart22.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart5,344,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€440,443.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$476,251.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart94.25%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€391,610.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$423,447.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart83.80%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€48,833.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$52,803.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart10.45%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart8,2932024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart5º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart44.38%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart6.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart7.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart6,176.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart6.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart0.972023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%
Population [+]202463,016,000chart6,037,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart2,523,6482020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart348,4642020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9492022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart48º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart5552015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart10.032015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart42023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.072023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart9.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart56,6722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart56,8412023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart2,02412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart3,006,15512/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart5,248,69308/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart335.2712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart15,302,53008/29/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Singapore