Country comparison South Africa vs Somalia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart4.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€11,056M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$11,967M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€6022024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$6522024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart52023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart52023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart0.05%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart677.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart733.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart0.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart0.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart8.13%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart53.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart58.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart7.90%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart175.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart189.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart21.57%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart6.68%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$402023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€02023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$02023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€32023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$32023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€102024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$102024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202341chart112023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart111.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416º
Innovation Ranking [+]202469º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6
NMW [+]2024€234.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/13/202619.0190
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202616.0150
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.79%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart190º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart3.1%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€695.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$752.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart6.86%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€3,867.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$4,181.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart38.16%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-3,171.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-3,429.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-31.29%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart292023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart153º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.35%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart12.22%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart42.96‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart0.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart9.84‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart6.132023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart55.4%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart18,358,6152023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart58,5902020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart2,034,2212020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.3802022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418º
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart58.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart5782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart4.192015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart0.052023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart3972023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart4122023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026102,595chart1,36101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,073,151chart27,33401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart7,666,83507/25/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,628.08chart74.1301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart10,555,83407/25/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Somalia