Country comparison South Africa vs Sweden

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart14,124K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€558,673M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$604,395M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€52,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$57,0202024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€149,544M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart189,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart199,1582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart34.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€17,9022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$18,8102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-8,9022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-10,3822024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart283,215.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart297,623.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart40,049.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart42,443.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart15.28%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart54,174,407,742.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart56,210.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart19.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart11,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart12,074.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart4.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart50.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€26,7362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$28,1102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€3,8042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$4,0002022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€5,1342024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$5,3422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€1,0502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1,1392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aaa02/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAAA02/16/2004S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AAA12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart8º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart20.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart41º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart2º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart9.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart478K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6
NMW [+]2024€234.8
$50,8692024Average Wage [+]
€46,9982024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart8º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/23/202618.9582chart10.570501/23/2026Euro / Swedish kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202616.4111chart9.081701/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.86%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-401/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20266.07%chart4.53%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart0.8%December 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
2.1%December 2025HICP [+]
2.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart1.75%10/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart10º2020Doing Business [+]
3.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart522,000December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart31.35December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart226,0002017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart544.532021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart42.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart25.00%01/01/1996Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart6,629,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€180,844.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$195,742.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart32.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€175,281.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$189,720.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart31.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€5,563.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$6,021.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart1.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.0%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart3º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart39º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart2,819.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart19.31%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart3.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart9.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart3,684.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart8.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.452023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart14.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart10,587,7102024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart2,003,9082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart327,5812020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9522022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart5º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,3702023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart12.602023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart3.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart01995Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart125,2092023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart163,1352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart29,15812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart2,782,99712/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart7,593,67603/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart2,753.9512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart28,312,81602/26/2024Doses administered [+]
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