Global Statistics and Country Indicators
South Africa Government Debt Over Time (2000–2026)
South Africa Government Debt Over Time (2000–2026)Government Gross Debt
Data table
| 2000 | 37.9% | 2009 | 27% | 2018 | 51.5% |
| 2001 | 38% | 2010 | 31.2% | 2019 | 56.1% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | 2011 | 34.7% | 2020 | 68.9% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | 2012 | 37.4% | 2021 | 68.8% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | 2013 | 40.4% | 2022 | 70.7% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | 2014 | 43.3% | 2023 | 73.2% |
| 2006 | 28% | 2015 | 45.2% | 2024 | 76% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | 2016 | 47.1% | 2025 | 78.6% |
| 2008 | 24% | 2017 | 48.6% | 2026 | 78.9% |
Government Gross Debt
Data table
| 2000 | 399.4B | 2009 | 754.3B | 2018 | 2.76T |
| 2001 | 443.6B | 2010 | 952.9B | 2019 | 3.16T |
| 2002 | 432.7B | 2011 | 1.16T | 2020 | 3.83T |
| 2003 | 469.7B | 2012 | 1.33T | 2021 | 4.27T |
| 2004 | 507.9B | 2013 | 1.56T | 2022 | 4.71T |
| 2005 | 544.4B | 2014 | 1.79T | 2023 | 5.15T |
| 2006 | 576.7B | 2015 | 2T | 2024 | 5.59T |
| 2007 | 570.8B | 2016 | 2.24T | 2025 | 6.01T |
| 2008 | 628B | 2017 | 2.47T | 2026 | 6.33T |
Government Net Debt
Data table
| 2000 | 37.3% | 2009 | 23.5% | 2018 | 46.6% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | 2010 | 26.4% | 2019 | 50.6% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | 2011 | 29.1% | 2020 | 62.1% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | 2012 | 32.4% | 2021 | 63.1% |
| 2004 | 30% | 2013 | 35.2% | 2022 | 66% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | 2014 | 38.1% | 2023 | 68.8% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | 2015 | 41.1% | 2024 | 73% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | 2016 | 42.1% | 2025 | 75.9% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | 2017 | 43.8% | 2026 | 76.8% |
Government Net Debt
Data table
| 2000 | 392.7B | 2009 | 655.8B | 2018 | 2.5T |
| 2001 | 439.6B | 2010 | 806.9B | 2019 | 2.85T |
| 2002 | 427.2B | 2011 | 966.9B | 2020 | 3.46T |
| 2003 | 460.8B | 2012 | 1.16T | 2021 | 3.91T |
| 2004 | 496B | 2013 | 1.36T | 2022 | 4.4T |
| 2005 | 474.5B | 2014 | 1.58T | 2023 | 4.84T |
| 2006 | 476.9B | 2015 | 1.81T | 2024 | 5.37T |
| 2007 | 467.5B | 2016 | 2T | 2025 | 5.8T |
| 2008 | 501.9B | 2017 | 2.22T | 2026 | 6.16T |