Public debt (South Africa): 79.6 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
31 observations from 2000 to 2030. Source: IMF.
Total government debt as a share of GDP; the lower the ratio, the more sustainable the debt.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 88.7 % GDP |
| 2029 | 87.1 % GDP |
| 2028 | 85.5 % GDP |
| 2027 | 83.7 % GDP |
| 2026 | 81.7 % GDP |
| 2025 | 79.6 % GDP |
| 2024 | 76.4 % GDP |
| 2023 | 73.4 % GDP |
| 2022 | 70.8 % GDP |
| 2021 | 68.7 % GDP |
| 2020 | 68.9 % GDP |
| 2019 | 56.1 % GDP |
| 2018 | 51.5 % GDP |
| 2017 | 48.6 % GDP |
| 2016 | 47.1 % GDP |
| 2015 | 45.2 % GDP |
| 2014 | 43.3 % GDP |
| 2013 | 40.4 % GDP |
| 2012 | 37.4 % GDP |
| 2011 | 34.7 % GDP |
| 2010 | 31.2 % GDP |
| 2009 | 27 % GDP |
| 2008 | 24 % GDP |
| 2007 | 24.3 % GDP |
| 2006 | 28 % GDP |
| 2005 | 29.6 % GDP |
| 2004 | 30.7 % GDP |
| 2003 | 31.5 % GDP |
| 2002 | 31.8 % GDP |
| 2001 | 38 % GDP |
| 2000 | 37.9 % GDP |