Country comparison South Africa vs Uganda

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart6.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€51,968M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$56,232M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€1,1152024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$1,2062024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart26,7602024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart28,9552024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart51.49%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€5742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$6212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-2,0752024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-2,2452024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-3.99%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart9,711.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart10,508.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart1,227.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart1,327.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart8.63%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart443.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart479.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart4.86%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart977.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart1,058.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart10.08%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart18.69%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€2082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$2252024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€272023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$292023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBB-11/07/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-B+06/28/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart262023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart115º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart91.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart47º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart121º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$34.42024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€31.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart81º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/13/202619.1755chart4,164.505001/13/2026Euro / Ugandan shillings [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart3,574.230001/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260.15%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart3.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart9.75%10/10/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart116º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart832December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart0.06December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart13.812015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart12.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart18.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart40.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart815,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€5,698.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$6,162.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart11.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€11,250.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$12,165.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart23.40%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-5,552.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-5,996.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-11.55%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart88º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart1932024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart126º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart1,374.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart4.17%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart1.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart35.20‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart208.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart4.84‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart4.282023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart20.3%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart46,623,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart1,720,3132020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart781,4402020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.5502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart83º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart68.252023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart2,7912015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart7.862015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart4,3662023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart8.972023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart0.142023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart4,2542023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart5,7472023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart3,63212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart172,22212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart13,061,12605/28/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart77.9012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart26,406,93605/28/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Uganda