South Africa's debt / gdp rose from 32.4 % in 1990 to 82.8 % in 2024.
South Africa · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 14 with data
South Africa's gross debt / gdp rose from 37.9 % in 2000 to 78.6 % in 2025.
South Africa's interest payments (% of revenue) fell from 21.6 % in 1995 to 18.2 % in 2024.
South Africa's external debt stocks (% of gni) rose from 15.0 % in 1995 to 44.8 % in 2024.
South Africa's fiscal balance fell from -1.4 % in 2000 to -5.8 % in 2025.
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- Central gov. revenuedown −0.5 pts41st of 89
- Central gov. expensedown −1.2 pts37th of 111
- Gov. revenueup +1.1 pts40th of 97
- Gov. expenditureup +1.2 pts33rd of 97
- Tax revenueup +0.5 pts32nd of 91
- Military spendingdown −0.1 pts129th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)down −1.4 %54th of 151
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- Health spendingup +0.2 pts46th of 192
- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts9th of 40
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