South Africa Government Debt: % of GDP

Key information about South Africa Government Debt: % of GDP

• South Africa Government debt accounted for 78.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with the ratio of 78.8 % in the previous quarter.
• South Africa government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1960 to Mar 2026.
• The data reached an all-time high of 78.9 % in Sep 2025 and a record low of 23.5 % in Sep 2008.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The South African Reserve Bank provides Government Debt in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about South Africa Government Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, South Africa National Government Debt reached 365.4 USD bn in Apr 2026.
• The country's Nominal GDP reached 103.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View South Africa's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 1960 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

What was South Africa's Government Debt: % of GDP in Mar 2026?

South Africa Government debt accounted for 78.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with the ratio of 78.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
78.5 Mar 2026	78.8 Dec 2025	23.5 Sep 2008	78.9 Sep 2025	%	quarterly	Dec 1960 - Mar 2026

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