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Central government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (World Bank QPSD): South Africa

The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 74.78% of GDP for 2026-Q1, from World Bank.

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · WB.L.QPSD.CG.DEBT.GDP.Q · ZAF

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Latest
74.78
% of GDP · 2026-Q1
Previous
75.31
% of GDP · 2025-Q4
Earliest held
29.70
% of GDP · 2010-Q1
Readings shown
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South Africa · history

% of GDP · Quarterly

Source: World Bank. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:19:49.607Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Central government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (World Bank QPSD): South Africa: 65 readings, newest first. Source: World Bank.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
2026-Q174.78
2025-Q475.31
2025-Q376.11
2025-Q276.25
2025-Q175.85
2024-Q474.66
2024-Q373.26
2024-Q272.40
2024-Q172.15
2023-Q471.44
2023-Q371.43
2023-Q268.37
2023-Q168.82
2022-Q469.89
2022-Q368.85
2022-Q267.44
2022-Q165.65
2021-Q468.20
2021-Q367.80
2021-Q264.54
2021-Q165.00
2020-Q464.38
2020-Q366.13
2020-Q271.32
2020-Q155.63
2019-Q454.45
2019-Q354.02
2019-Q251.42
2019-Q150.69
2018-Q450.00
2018-Q349.50
2018-Q249.03
2018-Q147.43
2017-Q447.26
2017-Q347.08
2017-Q245.86
2017-Q145.12
2016-Q446.36
2016-Q345.06
2016-Q244.16
2016-Q143.31
2015-Q448.36
2015-Q347.31
2015-Q245.61
2015-Q145.05
2014-Q445.75
2014-Q344.89
2014-Q243.13
2014-Q142.44
2013-Q442.58
2013-Q341.45
2013-Q240.14
2013-Q139.41
2012-Q439.97
2012-Q338.81
2012-Q238.29
2012-Q137.45
2011-Q437.03
2011-Q336.07
2011-Q234.10
2011-Q133.40
2010-Q432.39
2010-Q331.69
2010-Q230.83
2010-Q129.70

Source: World Bank. All 65 readings held, 2010-Q1 to 2026-Q1. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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