Country comparison South Africa vs Syria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-1.2%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€18,490M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$19,993M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€7842023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$8472023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart12,0832009Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart16,8352009Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart31.21%2009Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€5732009Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$7982009Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-1,1202009Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-1,5602009Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-2.89%2009Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart10,352.82009Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart14,424.22009Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart1,986.12009Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart2,776.02009Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart19.18%2009Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart108.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart117.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart7.71%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart1,835.62010Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart2,435.42010Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart13.62%2010Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart5.25%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€4912009Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$6842009Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€942009Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1312009Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€52023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$52023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€862010Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1142010Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202341chart132023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart98º2012Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart108.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416º
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart134º2013Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart8.8%2010Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart485K2010Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$3.92022NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/20/202619.2821
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20264.53%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart176º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart11,428December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart0.62December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart466.022020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart22.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart5,070,0002011Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€6,227.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$6,733.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart33.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€5,513.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$5,961.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart29.82%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€713.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-1,830.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart3.86%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart1332024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart157º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart1,622.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart4.13%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart40.18%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart22.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart417.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart5.04‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart2.712023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart35.2%2007% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart24,672,7602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart868,7112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart8,457,2142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.5572022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart152º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart72.122023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart4952015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart2.552015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1492018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.882018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart1.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart542024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart15,5222023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart20,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025102,595chart3,16312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,073,151chart57,42312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart2,358,36504/18/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,628.08chart128.2012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart5,090,63004/18/2023Doses administered [+]
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