Country comparison Sweden vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,124Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$604,395Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,902chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,215.8chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,160.7chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,749chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,050chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024AaaBa212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAABB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAABB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20242ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20258.8%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$261.62024NMW [+]
€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]02/13/202610.6254chart19.019002/13/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20268.9575chart16.015002/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20262.60%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/2026-16
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20269.50%chart2.79%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%chart6.75%11/21/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20254.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.3%chart26.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€184,635.0Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$195,742.3Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.37%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€177,981.1Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$189,720.8Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.37%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€6,654.0Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$6,021.5Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20251.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.43chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202629,241chart102,59501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20262,784,104chart4,073,15101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,761.79chart1,628.0801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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