External debt in South Africa in 2024 — 175,895,546,994 US$. Ranked 108 in the world out of 118. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 711.7%.
1994–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 176B | +10.06B | +6.06% |
| 2023 | 166B | −5.89B | −3.43% |
| 2022 | 172B | +2.28B | +1.35% |
| 2021 | 169B | −5.98B | −3.41% |
| 2020 | 175B | −15.32B | −8.03% |
| 2019 | 191B | +10.55B | +5.86% |
| 2018 | 180B | +5.17B | +2.95% |
| 2017 | 175B | +30.97B | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 144B | +16.31B | +12.76% |
| 2015 | 128B | −21.58B | −14.45% |
| 2014 | 149B | +7.68B | +5.42% |
| 2013 | 142B | −6.32B | −4.27% |
| 2012 | 148B | +23.82B | +19.19% |
| 2011 | 124B | +8.82B | +7.64% |
| 2010 | 115B | +30.95B | +36.67% |
| 2009 | 84.38B | +10.1B | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 74.28B | +1.47B | +2.02% |
| 2007 | 72.81B | +14.87B | +25.65% |
| 2006 | 57.95B | +12.85B | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 45.1B | +1.08B | +2.46% |
| 2004 | 44.01B | +3.9B | +9.72% |
| 2003 | 40.11B | +5.01B | +14.28% |
| 2002 | 35.1B | +9.42B | +36.68% |
| 2001 | 25.68B | −988M | −3.7% |
| 2000 | 26.67B | +948M | +3.69% |
| 1999 | 25.72B | −295M | −1.13% |
| 1998 | 26.01B | −4.62B | −15.08% |
| 1997 | 30.63B | +4.58B | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 26.05B | +692M | +2.73% |
| 1995 | 25.36B | +3.69B | +17.01% |
| 1994 | 21.67B | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
Public Finance Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Finance International reservesThe gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.
