Country comparison South Africa vs Tanzania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart5.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€72,658M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$78,844M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€1,0602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$1,1502024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart34,6372023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart37,4632023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart47.80%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€5202023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$5622023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-2,6572023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-2,8742023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-3.67%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart13,773.22023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart14,896.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart2,292.42024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart2,487.62024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart13.41%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart707.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart765.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart5.14%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart838.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart910.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart6.10%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart19.01%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€2072023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$2242023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€332024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$362024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€122024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$132024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202341chart402023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart117º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart75.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart97º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart120º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$59.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€53.92024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart106º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/15/202619.0309chart2,865.025301/15/2026Euro / Tanzanian shilling [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart2,458.827101/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20264.89%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart3.6%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart5.75%07/03/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart141º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart675December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart0.03December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart7.302015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart18.00%01/01/2010Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart1,731,0652025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€6,728.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$7,274.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart9.29%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€12,696.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$13,728.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart17.52%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-5,968.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-6,525.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-8.24%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart91º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart722024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart65º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart435.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.70%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart0.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart35.22‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart629.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart5.79‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart4.612023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart26.4%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart68,560,1572024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart426,0172020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart327,8632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.5322022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart54º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart67.002023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart3,7352015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart7.182015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart2,2862020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart3.752020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart0.282023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart9,1092023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart10,9912023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart84612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart43,60612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart32,165,79203/12/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart12.3412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart39,392,42003/12/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Tanzania