South Africa — Net interest payments on public debt
Interest paid by general government minus interest it receives, as % of GDP (OECD, Government at a Glance). Measures what the debt costs each year; a negative value means government receives more interest than it pays (Japan, Korea: large public financial assets).· Negative: government earns more interest than it pays
5.5% GDP
2024
+0.0 ptsvs 2023
min 1.6 2008max 5.6 2022
% GDP
Range
Source: BIS — Government at a Glance· Data 2024Source type : Official
Interest paid minus interest received · Negative: government earns more interest than it pays · Upd. 06/2026
