Country comparison South Africa vs Spain

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart2.8%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart8,809K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€1,685,783M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$1,904,901M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€34,1902025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$38,6102025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€434,595M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart1,620,5732024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart1,753,5802024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart101.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€33,0082024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$35,7172024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-51,2672024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-54,3052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-3.22%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart725,001.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart782,158.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart63,090.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart66,329.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart9.88%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart106,331,861,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart115,091,479,709.22024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart14.85%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart22,832.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart24,713.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart3.20%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart45.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€14,7672024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$15,9312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1,3202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1,3832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€2,1872024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$2,3672024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€4672024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$5032024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2A309/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBA+09/12/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-A-12/13/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart602023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart23º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart44.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart96º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart28º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart10.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart9.9%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart2,477K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,622.72026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,381.02026NMW [+]
$34,3102024Average Wage [+]
€31,6982024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart44º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/09/202618.9883
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202616.0150chart0.841302/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.20%02/10/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
3702/10/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/20262.56%chart5.95%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart31º2020Doing Business [+]
2.8%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart1,149,362January 2026Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart27.69January 2026Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart2,451,2212023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart629.132021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart37.1%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart21.00%09/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart45.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart96,770,5152025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€392,122.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$424,425.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart24.59%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€436,191.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$472,124.4M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart27.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-44,068.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-47,698.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-2.76%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart25º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart982025Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart23º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart10,692.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart14.44%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart3.14%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart6.49‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart17,874.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart8.87‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.102024Fertility Rate [+]
3.57‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart19.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart49,337,3562025Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart6,842,2022020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,489,8232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9112022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart10º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart84.012024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart3,9532024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart8.052024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart3312023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.692023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart4.682023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart02024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart150.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart256,0842025Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart272,1992025Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026102,595chart121,88001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,073,151chart13,980,34001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart40,739,12305/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,628.08chart2,470.3401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart119,228,50412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
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