Observations

2026: 20.63419

Updated: Jan 22, 2026 3:10 PM CST

Units:

Percent of GDP,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Official External Debt: Debtor Based for South Africa	2015-10-27	2025-10-16

Source

International Monetary Fund	2015-10-27	2025-10-16

Release

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook	2015-10-27	2025-10-16

Units

Percent of GDP	2015-10-27	2025-10-16

Frequency

Annual	2015-10-27	2025-10-16

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2015-10-27	2025-10-16

Notes

Observations for the current and future years are projections. The IMF provides these series as part of their Regional Economic Outlook (REO) reports. These reports discuss recent economic developments and prospects for countries in various regions. They also address economic policy developments that have affected economic performance in their regions and provide country-specific data and analysis. For more information, please see the Regional Economic Outlook (https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo) publications. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available here (http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm).	2015-10-27	2025-10-16

Official External Debt: Debtor Based for South Africa (ZAFDGGDPPT)