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South Africa: External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) (IMF)

20.99percent · 2027+7.7% since 2017

External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) Annual figures for South Africa from 2004 to 2027.

20042027

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202720.995projection
202620.941
202523.178
202420.102
202319.551
202218.706
202118.563
202023.392
201920.151
201816.585
201719.495
201617.311
201511.808
201414.121
201313.173
201212.872
20119.056
20108.583
20096.825
20085.733
20075.864
20066.82
20056.813
20047.188

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-external-debt-official-debt-debtor-based-of (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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