South Africa — Combined government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1865–2031 · 167 observations
About this series
Combined government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In South Africa, the combined government debt reading was 78.6% of GDP in 2025, compared with 76% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +2.68 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 64% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1865–2031
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 82.6 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 82.2 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 81.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 80.9 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 79.7 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 78.9 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 78.6 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 76 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 73.2 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 70.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 68.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 68.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 56.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 51.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 48.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 47.1 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 45.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 43.3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 40.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 37.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.