Country comparison South Africa vs Thailand

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q21,444K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€486,591M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$526,518M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€6,9252024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$7,4932024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€91,012M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart295,7292023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart319,8542023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart62.32%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€4,2142023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$4,5572023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-9,3752023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-10,1402023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-1.98%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart108,369.02023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart117,209.72023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart12,026.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart13,007.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart12.62%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202215,518,853,015.4chart17,366,507,782.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202221,905.0chart19,296.92022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.89%chart16.10%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,584.8chart5,559.72023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,796.5chart6,013.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart4.92%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart22.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€1,5442023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$1,6702023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1712023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1852023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€253chart€2422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$351chart$2692022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€42chart€792023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$862023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Baa104/29/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-BBB+08/26/2004S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BBB+03/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart352023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart40º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart66.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart91º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart41º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart0.8%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart311K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$260.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€236.02024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart40º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]11/06/202520.0037chart37.309011/06/2025Euro / Thai Bahts [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]10/31/202517.3312chart32.427011/06/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/06/202536.22%chart-6.95%11/07/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]08/01/20257.00%chart2.50%09/27/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart21º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart406,501December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart11.05December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart1,841,6632023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart283.282020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart16.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart7.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart511,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€263,166.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$284,561.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart55.17%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€267,968.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$289,754.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart56.18%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-4,802.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-5,192.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-1.01%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart34º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart1372023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart76º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart6,728.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart5.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart1.56%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.25‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart3,176.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart8.89‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.212023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart5.4%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart70,183,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart3,632,4962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,086,9852020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.8032022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart65º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart76.412023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart10,8632015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart15.812015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1,7872017Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart2.582017Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart3.942023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart1522024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart252.82021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart215,2812023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart196,1722023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025102,595chart34,99209/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20254,073,065chart5,418,52409/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart53,486,09009/30/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,628.08chart498.5809/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart142,635,00009/30/2022Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Thailand