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

The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 75.63% of GDP for 2026-Q1, from World Bank.

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

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Latest
75.63
% of GDP · 2026-Q1
Previous
76.19
% of GDP · 2025-Q4
Earliest held
31.29
% of GDP · 2010-Q1
Readings shown
65
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South Africa · history

% of GDP · Quarterly

Source: World Bank. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:19:54.983Z (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

General government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (World Bank QPSD): South Africa: 65 readings, newest first. Source: World Bank.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
2026-Q175.63
2025-Q476.19
2025-Q376.91
2025-Q277.06
2025-Q176.66
2024-Q475.48
2024-Q374.09
2024-Q273.24
2024-Q173.03
2023-Q472.35
2023-Q372.28
2023-Q269.35
2023-Q169.81
2022-Q470.92
2022-Q369.80
2022-Q268.47
2022-Q166.69
2021-Q469.40
2021-Q369.07
2021-Q265.75
2021-Q166.51
2020-Q465.90
2020-Q367.77
2020-Q273.39
2020-Q157.16
2019-Q455.95
2019-Q355.59
2019-Q253.07
2019-Q152.01
2018-Q451.65
2018-Q351.19
2018-Q250.69
2018-Q149.08
2017-Q448.95
2017-Q348.79
2017-Q247.38
2017-Q146.64
2016-Q448.29
2016-Q346.63
2016-Q245.84
2016-Q145.00
2015-Q449.70
2015-Q348.70
2015-Q246.96
2015-Q146.36
2014-Q447.12
2014-Q346.27
2014-Q244.51
2014-Q143.82
2013-Q444.00
2013-Q342.90
2013-Q241.60
2013-Q140.84
2012-Q441.44
2012-Q340.35
2012-Q239.86
2012-Q138.89
2011-Q438.50
2011-Q337.55
2011-Q235.70
2011-Q135.05
2010-Q434.04
2010-Q333.33
2010-Q232.44
2010-Q131.29

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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