South Africa External Debt 1994-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- South Africa external debt for 2022 was $172,133,201,548, a 1.59% increase from 2021.
- South Africa external debt for 2021 was $169,438,155,531, a 3.41% decline from 2020.
- South Africa external debt for 2020 was $175,416,994,459, a 8.03% decline from 2019.
- South Africa external debt for 2019 was $190,737,952,305, a 5.86% increase from 2018.
| South Africa External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$172,133,201,548 |
1.59% |
| 2021 |
$169,438,155,531 |
-3.41% |
| 2020 |
$175,416,994,459 |
-8.03% |
| 2019 |
$190,737,952,305 |
5.86% |
| 2018 |
$180,183,961,226 |
2.95% |
| 2017 |
$175,013,606,856 |
21.50% |
| 2016 |
$144,048,128,971 |
12.77% |
| 2015 |
$127,741,439,982 |
-14.45% |
| 2014 |
$149,317,852,206 |
5.42% |
| 2013 |
$141,639,140,528 |
-4.27% |
| 2012 |
$147,959,953,650 |
19.19% |
| 2011 |
$124,137,231,365 |
7.64% |
| 2010 |
$115,321,955,836 |
36.68% |
| 2009 |
$84,376,757,970 |
13.60% |
| 2008 |
$74,274,060,701 |
2.02% |
| 2007 |
$72,806,266,042 |
25.65% |
| 2006 |
$57,942,874,011 |
28.50% |
| 2005 |
$45,092,242,707 |
2.46% |
| 2004 |
$44,011,450,240 |
9.72% |
| 2003 |
$40,112,300,679 |
14.28% |
| 2002 |
$35,100,005,788 |
36.68% |
| 2001 |
$25,680,208,731 |
-3.70% |
| 2000 |
$26,668,247,021 |
3.69% |
| 1999 |
$25,719,837,976 |
-1.13% |
| 1998 |
$26,014,665,566 |
-15.08% |
| 1997 |
$30,633,902,796 |
17.60% |
| 1996 |
$26,050,000,159 |
2.73% |
| 1995 |
$25,357,999,879 |
17.01% |
| 1994 |
$21,670,999,666 |
17.01% |
