Gross debt in South Africa
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. On the other hand not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in South Africa in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 41.1 billion and 233.0 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 233 billion US Dollar was reached in 2020.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is in South Africa a debt of 3,928 USD per person. For comparison: The average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,798 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | South Africa total | South Africa per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 65.36 bn USD | 1,496 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 61.71 bn USD | 1,392 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 57.56 bn USD | 1,280 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 51.52 bn USD | 1,131 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 41.05 bn USD | 889 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 62.09 bn USD | 1,329 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 78.62 bn USD | 1,662 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 85.61 bn USD | 1,788 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 85.17 bn USD | 1,757 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 81.02 bn USD | 1,650 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 76.01 bn USD | 1,527 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 89.02 bn USD | 1,763 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 130.16 bn USD | 2,541 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 159.19 bn USD | 3,061 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 162.50 bn USD | 3,076 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 161.78 bn USD | 3,013 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 164.88 bn USD | 3,023 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 156.70 bn USD | 2,829 USD | 25,920 USD |
2016 | 152.52 bn USD | 2,713 USD | 26,262 USD |
2017 | 185.34 bn USD | 3,251 USD | 27,025 USD |
2018 | 208.86 bn USD | 3,614 USD | 28,454 USD |
2019 | 218.42 bn USD | 3,730 USD | 27,178 USD |
2020 | 232.96 bn USD | 3,928 USD | 30,798 USD |