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South Africa - Government Debt to GDP 2001

Name: South Africa Government Debt to GDP 2001
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General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO

38.05% +0.12% from 2000 Global rank: 53rd

South Africa's government debt to gdp was 38.05% in 2001, increased +0.12% from 37.93% in 2000. This was the 53rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2001▾

Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2001
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	2.69%	-13.8%
2nd	Estonia	4.93%	-3.5%
3rd	Botswana	7.48%	-8.4%
4th	Luxembourg	7.62%	1.7%
5th	San Marino	11.56%	-
6th	Azerbaijan	12.95%	-1.4%
7th	Chile	14.35%	9.1%
8th	Andorra	15.77%	-
9th	Korea	16.63%	3.3%
10th	Kiribati	17.01%	34.0%
11th	Australia	17.11%	-12.3%
12th	Latvia	17.83%	18.1%
13th	Bahamas, The	18.48%	-3.6%
14th	Guatemala	19.11%	6.2%
15th	Dominican Republic	20.35%	21.8%
16th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	20.98%	15.6%
17th	Eswatini	21.66%	18.8%
18th	West Bank and Gaza	22.16%	10.7%
19th	Oman	22.45%	3.3%
20th	Czechia	22.60%	33.7%
21st	Lithuania	22.88%	-2.6%
22nd	Kuwait	23.02%	7.7%
23rd	Micronesia, Federated States of	23.78%	-12.4%
24th	China	24.25%	6.8%
25th	Namibia	24.39%	16.9%
26th	Bahrain	25.01%	1.3%
27th	Viet Nam	25.42%	2.7%
28th	Equatorial Guinea	25.48%	-30.4%
29th	Slovenia	26.32%	0.9%
30th	Norway	27.23%	-5.0%
31st	Romania	27.41%	-7.3%
32nd	New Zealand	28.16%	-6.2%
33rd	Haiti	28.75%	-11.4%
34th	Marshall Islands	32.71%	19.8%
35th	Cambodia	33.51%	-3.9%
36th	Ireland	33.58%	-7.8%
37th	Turkmenistan	34.08%	-38.2%
38th	Palau	34.61%	-6.7%
39th	United Kingdom	34.96%	-7.2%
40th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35.13%	1.5%
41st	Croatia	36.59%	3.3%
42nd	Ukraine	36.69%	-16.2%
43rd	Vanuatu	37.04%	2.6%
44th	Poland	37.04%	2.1%
45th	Paraguay	37.10%	10.5%
46th	Suriname	37.20%	-23.2%
47th	Trinidad and Tobago	37.21%	-8.3%
48th	Mexico	37.32%	-3.0%
49th	Nigeria	37.71%	-7.8%
50th	El Salvador	37.84%	28.1%
51st	Benin	37.99%	-4.1%
52nd	St. Lucia	38.01%	15.9%
53rd	South Africa	38.05%	0.3%
54th	Armenia	38.06%	-3.9%
55th	Malaysia	38.07%	17.1%
56th	Uruguay	39.41%	29.3%
57th	Costa Rica	39.64%	2.0%
58th	Finland	40.90%	-3.7%
59th	Colombia	41.10%	8.2%
60th	Kenya	41.28%	-4.3%
61st	Maldives	41.85%	7.2%
62nd	Fiji	41.93%	16.7%
63rd	Chad	43.51%	-17.0%
64th	Peru	43.84%	-2.4%
65th	Aruba	44.33%	14.8%
66th	Russian Federation	44.44%	-20.5%
67th	Grenada	44.61%	7.2%
68th	Uzbekistan	44.84%	52.1%
69th	North Macedonia	45.21%	-0.8%
70th	Papua New Guinea	47.66%	12.6%
71st	Argentina	48.01%	17.6%
72nd	Netherlands	49.41%	-5.3%
73rd	Belize	49.54%	-
74th	Algeria	50.00%	-6.4%
75th	Denmark	50.10%	-6.5%
76th	Nepal	50.77%	0.0%
77th	Tanzania	50.77%	-
78th	Switzerland	51.08%	-2.2%
79th	Slovak Republic	51.35%	1.5%
80th	Uganda	51.35%	5.8%
81st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	51.90%	-4.2%
82nd	Sweden	51.99%	3.1%
83rd	Tunisia	52.16%	-17.0%
84th	Hungary	52.21%	-6.2%
85th	Bhutan	52.35%	18.9%
86th	Solomon Islands	52.81%	19.2%
87th	Comoros	52.96%	-12.8%
88th	Georgia	52.98%	-9.5%
89th	Senegal	53.21%	-7.5%
90th	Tonga	53.40%	22.6%
91st	United States	53.49%	-
92nd	Samoa	53.78%	-3.6%
93rd	Spain	54.05%	-6.6%
94th	Portugal	57.38%	5.9%
95th	Thailand	57.47%	-0.6%
96th	Cyprus	57.52%	2.8%
97th	Ghana	57.77%	-22.4%
98th	Panama	57.80%	7.9%
99th	Germany	58.06%	-2.0%
100th	Mauritius	58.18%	2.2%
101st	Qatar	59.23%	14.8%
102nd	France	59.32%	-0.7%
103rd	Philippines	59.47%	0.5%
104th	Morocco	60.44%	-6.8%
105th	Yemen, Republic of	60.57%	-0.4%
106th	Albania	60.61%	-4.9%
107th	Cabo Verde	62.16%	-13.6%
108th	Cameroon	62.18%	-18.1%
109th	Barbados	62.34%	10.1%
110th	Honduras	63.42%	-3.6%
111th	Mauritania	63.47%	14.3%
112th	Ecuador	63.80%	-
113th	Pakistan	65.15%	5.6%
114th	Bulgaria	67.06%	-8.6%
115th	Austria	67.24%	1.7%
116th	Brazil	67.33%	8.3%
117th	Malta	70.05%	8.7%
118th	Côte d'Ivoire	71.17%	-3.8%
119th	Indonesia	73.70%	-15.7%
120th	Niger	73.98%	-9.9%
121st	Gambia, The	75.23%	2.7%
122nd	Türkiye	75.34%	47.1%
123rd	Mali	77.50%	-14.4%
124th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	79.15%	10.4%
125th	India	80.11%	6.9%
126th	Gabon	80.98%	11.7%
127th	Israel	81.11%	5.1%
128th	Canada	81.46%	1.3%
129th	Madagascar	82.14%	-8.9%
130th	Iceland	82.50%	10.2%
131st	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	82.98%	11.7%
132nd	Rwanda	84.02%	-2.3%
133rd	Sri Lanka	84.36%	6.5%
134th	Moldova	85.38%	-4.2%
135th	Nicaragua	87.48%	-8.1%
136th	Jordan	89.69%	4.8%
137th	Guinea	90.44%	-1.2%
138th	Saudi Arabia	93.15%	7.4%
139th	Singapore	94.47%	14.8%
140th	Lao PDR	94.73%	-
141st	Serbia	95.89%	-52.2%
142nd	Dominica	98.51%	43.1%
143rd	Tajikistan	99.45%	-10.8%
144th	Mozambique	99.77%	4.1%
145th	Angola	100.22%	-15.2%
146th	Central African Republic	103.12%	8.9%
147th	Guyana	104.65%	7.6%
148th	St. Kitts and Nevis	105.18%	9.0%
149th	Jamaica	105.27%	17.6%
150th	Antigua and Barbuda	107.57%	11.6%
151st	Kyrgyz Republic	108.21%	-12.2%
152nd	Belgium	108.22%	-1.3%
153rd	Italy	108.51%	-0.2%
154th	Lesotho	108.68%	22.8%
155th	Greece	110.54%	1.5%
156th	Sierra Leone	113.49%	-
157th	Burundi	113.62%	-5.3%
158th	Sudan	125.59%	-12.3%
159th	Syrian Arab Republic	144.49%	-5.0%
160th	Japan	145.12%	7.0%
161st	Lebanon	163.08%	10.1%
162nd	Congo, Republic of	180.08%	24.2%
163rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	185.41%	37.4%
164th	Seychelles	199.79%	12.3%
165th	Guinea-Bissau	204.44%	-5.8%
166th	Zambia	210.24%	-19.4%
167th	Eritrea	238.57%	8.9%
168th	Myanmar	261.99%	59.3%
169th	São Tomé and Principe	418.38%	-
170th	Liberia	465.17%	-0.6%

FAQ

What was South Africa's government debt to gdp in 2001?▾

South Africa's government debt to gdp in 2001 was 38.05%. This ranked 53rd globally.

How did South Africa's government debt to gdp change in 2001?▾

South Africa's government debt to gdp increased by 0.3% in 2001 compared to 2000.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2001?▾

Liberia had the highest government debt to gdp in 2001 at 465.17%.

What is the government debt to gdp of South Africa in 2001?▾

The government debt to gdp of South Africa in 2001 was 38.05%. This ranked 53rd globally.

How does 2001 compare to 2000 for South Africa's government debt to gdp?▾

South Africa's government debt to gdp went from 37.93% in 2000 to 38.05% in 2001, a 0.3% increase.

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