Country comparison South Africa vs United States

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2023Q31,409Kchart19,386K2023Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€351,885Mchart€25,629,842M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$377,782Mchart$27,720,700M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€5,735chart€76,4762023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$6,157chart$82,7152023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2023Q3€86,439Mchart€6,496,798M2023Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022273,385chart30,429,1162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022288,115chart32,911,5232023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202270.83%chart118.73%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€4,456chart€90,7972023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$4,696chart$98,2042023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-16,426chart-1,811,5462023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-17,311chart-1,959,3322023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-4.26%chart-7.07%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022123,043.4chart9,298,166.62023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022129,672.7chart10,056,711.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202323,238.5chart1,342,448.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202324,917.6chart1,414,775.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.60%chart5.44%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202114,519,101,884.8chart3,515,011,512,068.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202120,932.6chart3,800,781,948,000.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202115.29%chart21.41%2021Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20222,855.7chart852,583.02022Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20222,998.6chart898,517.62022Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20222.25%chart8.32%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202231.88%chart36.28%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€2,005chart€27,7452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$2,113chart$30,0082023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€379chart€4,0252022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$407chart$4,2422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021€242chart€10,3482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021$352chart$11,1902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€47chart€2,5562022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$49chart$2,6942022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aaa11/10/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-AA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202243chart692022Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]201872.9chart37.72018Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202214ºchart74º2022RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]201858ºchart6º2018Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart4.2%November 2024Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q233.2%chart4.3%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q28,400Kchart7,208K2024Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,256.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,158.02024NMW [+]
$80,1152023Average Wage [+]
€62,2072023Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/08/202519.4357chart1.028601/08/2025Euro / United States dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/08/202518.8079
4.67%01/09/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
21501/09/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20250%chart0.21%01/08/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.8%November 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
2.3%November 2024HICP [+]
3.0%November 2024PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/22/20247.75%chart4.25%12/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
-0.9%November 2024IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2022363,696chart2,969,753December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20228.63chart48.73December 2024Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2022555,889chart10,060,3392022Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart872.512020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202127.0%chart27.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,228,593chart79,256,2672019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€1,867,698.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$2,019,542.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.13%chart7.29%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€2,933,981.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$3,172,514.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.36%chart11.45%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-1,066,283.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.23%chart-4.16%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.8%November 2024Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202250chart342023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023130ºchart131º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202219.31‰chart11.00‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202212.03‰chart9.80‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20222.34chart1.672022Fertility Rate [+]
6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart11.1%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202261,356,000chart335,135,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20210.713chart0.9212021HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202320ºchart43º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202261.48chart77.432022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314chart48,1522021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20180.50chart14.502021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20226.75chart14.442022CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20231chart12,9332023Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2022200,565chart4,128,1772022Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2022229,486chart4,291,9542022Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024102,595chart1,193,16508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,072,765chart103,436,82908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,672.13chart3,560.2508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
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