Country comparison South Africa vs Taiwan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart4.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€736,565M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$797,004M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€31,4772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$34,0602024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart194,0562024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart209,9792024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart26.35%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€8,2932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$8,9732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-10,6802024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-11,5572024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.45%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart131,123.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart141,882.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart17.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€5,6042024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$6,0632024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aa304/30/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAA+04/29/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AA09/10/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart672023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart12º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart126º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart3.7%2021Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart440K2021Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$894.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€819.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]03/05/202619.1730chart33.424310/30/2020Euro / New Taiwan dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/27/202615.9167chart31.350002/27/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/05/20262.26%chart14.96%03/04/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart2.00%03/22/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart15º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart372,800December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart18.53December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart285,9622023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart347.752020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart5.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart40.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart11,864,1052019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€399,830.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$432,336.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart57.10%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€331,970.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$358,959.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart47.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€67,859.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$73,376.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart9.69%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart6502024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart43º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%
Population [+]202463,016,000chart23,400,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901
HDI [+]20220.717
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418º
Life expectancy [+]202366.14
Suicides [+]2020210
Suicide rate [+]20200.30
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1922015Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.822015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart11.682023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart02024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart2.42021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024216,831chart278,0262024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024242,772chart285,4812024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026102,595chart17,67203/09/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,073,151chart9,970,93703/09/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart20,793,08809/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,628.08chart759.6003/09/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart68,158,99009/24/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Taiwan
  • Capital: Taipei
  • Population: 23,400,000
  • Surface Area: 35,980 km2
  • Currency: New Taiwan dollars (1 EUR=33.4243 TWD)
  • Religion: Mostly Syncretic Religions
  • Belongs to: IMF