Country comparison South Sudan vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-26.1%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,444K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€4,296Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,648Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€278chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$301chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
€91,012M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,177chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,355chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202450.68%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€190chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$205chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024502chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024543chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202411.68%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024777.7chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024841.5chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]201710.3chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]201711.7chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.12%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202244.4chart15,518,853,015.42022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202336.1chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20232.14%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023428.1chart2,584.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023463.0chart2,796.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.64%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.10%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€68chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$73chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2017€1chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2017$1chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€4chart€2532022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€29chart€422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$31chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202313chart412023Corruption Index [+]
60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024109.0chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202412ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$261.62024NMW [+]
€234.82024NMW [+]
87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.809912/04/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
17.122911/28/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
36.87%12/04/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020185ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201715.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€770.6Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$833.2Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202311.26%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,094.6Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,183.6Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.00%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-324.1Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-350.4Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.74%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202318chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024161ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20208.25%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202024.08%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202328.59‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017401.2chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.61‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.86chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201682.3%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202311,483,374chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020882,252chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,575,870chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.381chart0.7172022HDI [+]
18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202357.62chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015784chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.06chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20121,504chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201213.98chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202479chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,750.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023566chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023590chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/2025147chart102,59511/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/202518,873chart4,073,06511/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/01/20234,273,253chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/202512.80chart1,628.0811/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/01/20234,365,547chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
South Sudan
  • Capital: Juba
  • Population: 11,483,374
  • Surface Area: 646,883 km2
  • Currency: South Sudanese pounds
  • Belongs to: IGAD, IMF, UN, AU
South Africa