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South Africa: Central Government Debt (IMF)

76.36percent · 2024+76.5% since 2014

Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the central government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for South Africa from 1950 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202476.356
202373.363
202270.832
202168.672
202068.927
201956.101
201851.536
201748.588
201647.134
201545.195
201443.253
201340.356
201237.408
201134.742
201031.185
200926.995
200824.045
200724.326
200628.03
200529.637
200430.733
200331.514
200231.801
200138.045
200037.929
199940.725
199842.724
199742.801
199643.199
199543.663
199443.538
199336.716
199233.068
199130.688
199027.971
198928.626
198828.399
198728.214
198627.691
198526.86
198427.559
198327.714
198227.446
198126.58
198028.696
197934.419
197836.805
197736.471
197635.132
197533.065
197430.362
197334.125
197236.254
197133.8
197033.553
196934.912
196835.614
196732.227
196633.1
196531.724
196431.517
196333.425
196234.918
196134.789
196035.594
195938.124
195839.287
195734.937
195635.13
195536.168
195436.914
195337.64
195238.812
195140.243
195041.376

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Central Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-central-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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