Country comparison United Kingdom vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AABB11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]01/23/20260.8681chart18.958201/23/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.7451chart16.411101/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/23/20264.53%
Risk Premium [+]01/23/2026162
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20262.14%chart6.07%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%chart6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474chart633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023280chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart0.302020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025232,112chart102,59512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202525,103,762chart4,073,15112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20253,400.16chart1,628.0812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
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