Observations

2024: 82.76271

Updated: Jun 30, 2026 3:13 PM CDT

Units:

Percent of GDP,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Central government debt, total (% of GDP) for South Africa	2011-09-01	2026-06-30

Source

World Bank	2011-09-01	2026-06-30

Release

World Development Indicators	2011-09-01	2026-06-30

Units

Percent of GDP	2011-09-01	2026-06-30

Frequency

Annual	2011-09-01	2026-06-30

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2011-09-01	2026-06-30

Notes

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. World Bank Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Source Indicator: GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS	2011-09-01	2026-06-30

Central government debt, total (% of GDP) for South Africa (DEBTTLZAA188A)