Country comparison South Africa vs Turkmenistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€63,467M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$68,675M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€9,6192024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$10,4082024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart2,6102024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart2,8242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart4.11%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€3962024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$4282024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-532024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-572024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-0.08%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart9,217.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart9,973.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart1,575.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart1,644.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart29.56%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart678.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart733.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart8.62%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,584.8chart97.81999Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,796.5chart104.31999Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart14.96%1999Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart14.52%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€1,3972024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$1,5122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€2422023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$2622023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1002023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€42chart€211999Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$231999Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-CCC-05/18/2001Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart182023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart62.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416º
Innovation Ranking [+]202469º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$365.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€331.02024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787º
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]12/15/202519.7182chart4.113612/17/2025Euro / Turkmen new manats [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/12/202516.8635chart3.500012/17/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/15/202539.67%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart4,802December 2017Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart0.84December 2017Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart8,2002007Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€13,174.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$14,245.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart22.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€3,719.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$4,022.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart6.40%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€9,454.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$6,435.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart16.28%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart132024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart83º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart10.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart3.12%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart3.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart21.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart202.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart5.78‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart2.692023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart58.0%1998% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart6,598,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart194,9202020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart242,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7442022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418º
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart70.072023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart5392015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart9.352015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart632015Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.012015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart10.512023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart1912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart21,5262023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart33,7842023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/2025102,595
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20254,073,065
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20251,628.08
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812
South Africa
Turkmenistan