The national debt of South Africa was about ************** U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 2000 and 2024, the national debt rose by approximately ************** U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The national debt will steadily rise by around ************** U.S. dollars over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.

South Africa recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 76.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - South Africa Government Debt To GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of South Africa was about 76.36 percent in 2024. Between 2000 and 2024, the ratio rose by approximately 38.43 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The ratio will steadily rise by around 12.37 percentage points over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.

Key information about South Africa Government Debt: % of GDP

• South Africa Government debt accounted for 75.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 74.6 % in the previous quarter.
• South Africa government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1960 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 75.1 % in Sep 2024 and a record low of 23.5 % in Sep 2008.

• In the latest reports, South Africa National Government Debt reached 310.9 USD bn in Oct 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP reached 95.9 USD bn in Mar 2023.

South Africa ZA: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of Exports of Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 13.171 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.727 % for 2015. South Africa ZA: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of Exports of Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 8.680 % from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2016, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.233 % in 1997 and a record low of 4.235 % in 2007. South Africa ZA: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of Exports of Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: External Debt: Debt Outstanding, Debt Ratio and Debt Service. Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Weighted average; The denominator for this indicator in previous versions of Global Development Finance included workers' remittances. Workers' remittances are no longer included.

Total debt service (% of GNI) in Central African Republic was reported at 1.4062 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Central African Republic - Total debt service (% of GNI) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in South Africa was reported at 16.8 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Africa - Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and income) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Total debt service (% of GNI) in South Africa was reported at 6.1023 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Africa - Total debt service (% of GNI) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

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Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Central African Republic was reported at 7.2428 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Central African Republic - Short-term debt (% of total external debt) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) in South Africa was reported at 22915998969 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Africa - Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in South Africa was reported at 25.47 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Africa - Short-term debt (% of total external debt) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Given that the development of renewable energy is regarded as a sustainable alternative to the realization of environmental quality, it is not surprising that the discussion of the sustainability of the world’s energy sources continues to expand. While renewable energy has a negligible impact on environmental degradation, developing regions like sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is restricted by the capital-intensive investment requirements of the burgeoning renewable energy market. To explore the significance of available funding sources on renewable energy development in the region, this study investigates the influence of public debt on renewable energy consumption (REC) in a panel of 29 SSA countries, in full and sub-regional categorizations. A combination of the instrumental variable generalized method of moment (IV-GMM) approach and the two-stage least squares estimator was applied to achieve the goal of the study. Overall, our findings indicate that public debt, carbon emission, financial development, and economic growth exert a negative and significant linkage with renewable energy, while urbanization has a positive and significant influence. Aware of the study findings, appropriate policy prescriptions are proposed to improve the debt-financed funding for the development of the renewable energy sector in SSA.

Central African Republic CF: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Concessional data was reported at 237.707 USD mn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 217.723 USD mn for 2017. Central African Republic CF: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Concessional data is updated yearly, averaging 234.043 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2018, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 699.162 USD mn in 2004 and a record low of 2.654 USD mn in 1970. Central African Republic CF: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Concessional data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Central African Republic – Table CF.World Bank.WDI: External Debt: Debt Outstanding, Debt Ratio and Debt Service. Concessional external debt conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders at concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. Loans from major regional development banks--African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank--and from the World Bank are classified as concessional according to each institution's classification and not according to the DAC definition, as was the practice in earlier reports. Long-term debt outstanding and disbursed is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum;

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Central African Republic CF: External Debt: DOD: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Loans and International Development Association (IDA) Credits data was reported at 124.222 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 125.670 USD mn for 2022. Central African Republic CF: External Debt: DOD: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Loans and International Development Association (IDA) Credits data is updated yearly, averaging 102.733 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 454.617 USD mn in 2004 and a record low of 0.220 USD mn in 1970. Central African Republic CF: External Debt: DOD: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Loans and International Development Association (IDA) Credits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Central African Republic – Table CF.World Bank.WDI: External Debt: Debt Outstanding, Debt Ratio and Debt Service. IBRD loans and IDA credits are public and publicly guaranteed debt extended by the World Bank Group. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) lends at market rates. Credits from the International Development Association (IDA) are at concessional rates. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Bank, International Debt Statistics.;Sum;

The national debt of the Central African Republic amounted to about ************ U.S. dollars in 2024. From 1997 to 2024, the national debt rose by approximately ************** U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. Between 2024 and 2030, the national debt will rise by around ************** U.S. dollars, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.

Central African Republic CF: External Debt: AMT: PPG: International Development Association (IDA) data was reported at 0.514 USD mn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.179 USD mn for 2017. Central African Republic CF: External Debt: AMT: PPG: International Development Association (IDA) data is updated yearly, averaging 0.443 USD mn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2018, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.680 USD mn in 2006 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2010. Central African Republic CF: External Debt: AMT: PPG: International Development Association (IDA) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Central African Republic – Table CF.World Bank.WDI: External Debt: Amortization. Public and publicly guaranteed debt outstanding from the International Development Association (IDA) is concessional. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. Principal repayments are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum;

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in Central African Republic was reported at 1020876080 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Central African Republic - External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Central African Republic CF: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Regional Development Bank (RDB) Concessional data was reported at -0.013 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2022. Central African Republic CF: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Regional Development Bank (RDB) Concessional data is updated yearly, averaging 0.024 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.079 USD mn in 1989 and a record low of -28.858 USD mn in 2007. Central African Republic CF: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Regional Development Bank (RDB) Concessional data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Central African Republic – Table CF.World Bank.WDI: External Debt: Net Flows and Net Transfers. Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Concessional financial flows cover disbursements made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Bank, International Debt Statistics.;Sum;