
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. 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 2021 was between 41.1 billion and 289.0 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 289 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 4,866 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,695 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 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 | 2,804 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 152.52 bn USD | 2,703 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 185.34 bn USD | 3,272 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 208.86 bn USD | 3,642 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 218.42 bn USD | 3,760 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 232.96 bn USD | 3,962 USD | 30,783 USD |
2021 | 289.03 bn USD | 4,866 USD | 33,695 USD |