External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Africa
South Africa: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Africa, 1994–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Africa is 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Africa peaked at 0.1181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
South Africa ranks 18th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Africa, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0563 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0664 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0647 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0748 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0624 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0803 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0993 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0768 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0904 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1068 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1097 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1054 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0748 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0993 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 15 Belarus 0.1263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Djibouti 0.1248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 0.1227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Bulgaria 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Zambia 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Jamaica 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Africa?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Africa was 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does South Africa rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.