Country comparison Switzerland vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q225,678Kchart1,444K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€865,620Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$936,564Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€96,010chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$104,681chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€232,357Mchart€91,012M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,950chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,900chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202342,344.1chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255,025,560.8chart15,518,853,015.42022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202233,489.5chart21,905.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202212.41%chart16.89%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20235,811.1chart2,584.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20236,285.3chart2,796.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.20%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,165chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,093chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,750chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727chart€2532022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$3,832chart$3512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€652chart€422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$713chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025AaaBa212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAABB-11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAABB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20195ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202487ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20241ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]June 20254.8%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q24.7%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q2237Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378
Human Capital Ranking [+]20173ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]11/14/20250.9185chart19.956111/14/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/14/20250.7915chart17.310611/07/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]11/14/20250.17%
Risk Premium [+]11/04/2025-253
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/14/20258.82%chart38.71%11/14/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20250.1%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]September 20250%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 2025-1.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%chart7.00%08/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202036ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]June 2025-2.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024464,102chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.91chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021603.77chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€410,785.1Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$444,625.6Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202447.46%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€337,781.2Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$365,607.6Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202439.02%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€73,003.9Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$79,018.0Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.43%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20251.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20151ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024219chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20246ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,048,905chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.967chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.50chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,023chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202311.20chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202353chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202357,185chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202368,389chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202514,170chart102,59509/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20254,481,883chart4,073,06509/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,565.94chart1,628.0809/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Switzerland
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