Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in South Africa
South Africa: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 183.82 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in South Africa, 1994–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in South Africa is 183.82 billion DOD, current US$, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 485.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in South Africa peaked at 183.82 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.07 billion DOD, current US$, in 1994.
That places South Africa 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in South Africa, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 26.07 billion DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 29.54 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 28.67 billion DOD, current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 37.46 billion DOD, current US$ | +30.7% |
| 1998 | 26.67 billion DOD, current US$ | -28.8% |
| 1999 | 26.23 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 30.62 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 31.39 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 45.26 billion DOD, current US$ | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 56.08 billion DOD, current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 60.07 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 66.91 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 70.20 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 89.94 billion DOD, current US$ | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 84.50 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 106.38 billion DOD, current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 155.74 billion DOD, current US$ | +46.4% |
| 2011 | 183.82 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 26.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 37.46 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 64.14 billion DOD, current US$ | 30.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 106.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 169.78 billion DOD, current US$ | 155.74 billion DOD, current US$ | 183.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More external debt data for South Africa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -15.41 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.2407 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 444.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 910.75 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -109.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 53.54 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 7.63 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in South Africa?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in South Africa was 183.82 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 183.82 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.07 billion DOD, current US$ in 1994.
- How does South Africa rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 485.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.