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Economy power of South Africa & Spain

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South Africa vs Spain

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The Republic of South Africa, also known as RSA, is the southernmost country in the continent. It is one of the most important nations in Africa and in the entire world, being the 24th-most populous nation. Due to its large size, it does not have high density numbers. Interestingly, RSA has three different capital cities. The executive one is Pretoria, the judicial is Bloemfontein, and the legislative is Cape Town. Interestingly, these are not the largest - Johannesburg is the one with the largest population. More about South Africa Spain is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula. It is in Southwestern Europe with several minor areas scattered around the coast of North Africa and some islands in the Mediterranean Sea. As a result of several African exclaves, this is the only European nation that has a physical border with an African country, namely Morocco. However, the main border lines are with Portugal and France. More about Spain

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

South Africa Spain
Position in the ranking of countries 39 (2023) 15 (2023)
GDP [US$] 380,699,271,814 1,620,090,734,956
Percentage of the other 23.5 % 425.6 %

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

South Africa Spain
Position in the ranking of countries 39 (2023) 15 (2023)
GNI [US$] 375,533,190,780 1,606,770,094,001
Percentage of the other 23.4 % 427.9 %

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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(China)

South Africa Spain
Position in the ranking of countries 50 (2023) 12 (2023)
External balance [US$] 1,252,341,416 63,617,520,964
Percentage of the other 2 % 5079.9 %

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

South Africa Spain
Position in the ranking of countries 50 (2023) 12 (2023)
Unemployment [%] 33.17 11.39
Percentage of the other 291.2 % 34.3 %

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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(India)

South Africa Spain
Position in the ranking of countries 24 (2023) 30 (2023)
Population 63,212,384 48,347,910
Percentage of the other 130.7 % 76.5 %

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography