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South Africa - Government Debt to GDP 2003

Name: South Africa Government Debt to GDP 2003
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General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO

31.51% −0.29% from 2002 Global rank: 42nd

South Africa's government debt to gdp was 31.51% in 2003, decreased +0.29% from 31.80% in 2002. This was the 42nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾

Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2003
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	3.33%	-2.8%
2nd	Estonia	5.60%	-1.1%
3rd	Equatorial Guinea	6.78%	-65.2%
4th	Botswana	7.08%	-15.5%
5th	Luxembourg	7.44%	-0.2%
6th	Azerbaijan	10.66%	-10.3%
7th	Kiribati	12.32%	-7.2%
8th	Chile	12.57%	-16.4%
9th	Oman	13.03%	-17.9%
10th	Australia	13.19%	-12.2%
11th	Kazakhstan	14.96%	-14.9%
12th	Andorra	15.16%	-0.7%
13th	Latvia	15.42%	0.3%
14th	San Marino	16.06%	-6.7%
15th	Turkmenistan	16.92%	-30.0%
16th	Kuwait	17.25%	-18.9%
17th	Eswatini	17.67%	2.6%
18th	Korea	19.10%	16.2%
19th	Guatemala	19.80%	14.1%
20th	Lithuania	20.37%	-7.9%
21st	West Bank and Gaza	20.66%	-1.0%
22nd	Bahamas, The	20.84%	7.2%
23rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	21.95%	-6.1%
24th	Mauritania	22.94%	-61.4%
25th	Benin	23.38%	-24.0%
26th	New Zealand	24.72%	-6.4%
27th	Romania	24.88%	-9.1%
28th	Micronesia, Federated States of	24.93%	2.6%
29th	China	26.42%	3.4%
30th	Slovenia	27.03%	-2.4%
31st	Namibia	27.15%	22.4%
32nd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	27.56%	-11.4%
33rd	Czechia	28.06%	9.2%
34th	Russian Federation	28.33%	-24.6%
35th	Ukraine	29.38%	-12.5%
36th	Ireland	29.83%	-3.4%
37th	Viet Nam	29.84%	7.7%
38th	Nigeria	29.89%	-2.7%
39th	Bahrain	31.13%	14.4%
40th	Uzbekistan	31.41%	-24.6%
41st	Suriname	31.49%	-15.8%
42nd	South Africa	31.51%	-0.9%
43rd	Trinidad and Tobago	31.81%	-14.6%
44th	Armenia	33.02%	-13.7%
45th	Chad	34.42%	-18.0%
46th	Palau	34.84%	2.8%
47th	North Macedonia	36.46%	-9.9%
48th	United Kingdom	36.76%	3.8%
49th	Bangladesh	37.04%	-
50th	Paraguay	37.51%	-25.8%
51st	Maldives	37.61%	-15.1%
52nd	Haiti	37.79%	18.3%
53rd	Croatia	37.85%	3.8%
54th	Algeria	38.22%	-19.2%
55th	Vanuatu	38.26%	-1.4%
56th	Qatar	38.79%	-18.6%
57th	Burkina Faso	39.66%	-8.4%
58th	Cambodia	39.78%	5.2%
59th	Papua New Guinea	40.42%	-16.5%
60th	Costa Rica	40.57%	-2.1%
61st	Aruba	40.85%	-13.2%
62nd	Malaysia	41.39%	4.7%
63rd	Mexico	42.13%	5.7%
64th	Finland	42.70%	6.4%
65th	Samoa	42.76%	-15.0%
66th	Senegal	42.88%	-17.5%
67th	Norway	43.08%	26.9%
68th	Slovak Republic	43.64%	-4.4%
69th	Marshall Islands	43.71%	17.6%
70th	Kenya	43.79%	4.2%
71st	Mali	44.15%	3.5%
72nd	Tanzania	44.38%	-6.3%
73rd	Comoros	44.45%	-7.7%
74th	St. Lucia	44.69%	-6.2%
75th	Colombia	45.04%	-5.3%
76th	Bulgaria	45.43%	-14.9%
77th	El Salvador	45.96%	4.9%
78th	Poland	46.24%	11.6%
79th	Fiji	46.44%	4.3%
80th	Ecuador	47.20%	-14.3%
81st	Thailand	47.50%	-13.5%
82nd	Spain	47.69%	-6.9%
83rd	Dominican Republic	48.15%	124.1%
84th	Denmark	48.16%	-4.3%
85th	Montenegro	48.65%	-43.2%
86th	Ghana	49.30%	-8.8%
87th	Peru	49.38%	8.6%
88th	Sweden	49.45%	-0.8%
89th	Netherlands	49.80%	2.3%
90th	Angola	50.76%	-22.0%
91st	Cameroon	51.52%	-9.0%
92nd	Tunisia	52.56%	1.8%
93rd	Lesotho	52.63%	-33.9%
94th	Nepal	52.97%	2.2%
95th	Georgia	54.55%	8.5%
96th	Uganda	55.14%	0.8%
97th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	55.26%	4.0%
98th	Indonesia	55.64%	-10.7%
99th	Tonga	56.22%	-7.3%
100th	Pakistan	56.33%	-6.9%
101st	Côte d'Ivoire	56.38%	-10.5%
102nd	Panama	56.46%	-0.9%
103rd	Yemen, Republic of	56.82%	-1.7%
104th	Switzerland	56.87%	-1.4%
105th	Morocco	56.93%	-4.1%
106th	Hungary	58.17%	4.7%
107th	United States	58.96%	5.5%
108th	Albania	60.25%	-6.0%
109th	Niger	60.60%	-12.2%
110th	Solomon Islands	61.33%	-6.7%
111th	Cyprus	63.01%	3.3%
112th	Mozambique	63.16%	-0.3%
113th	Germany	63.34%	5.9%
114th	Portugal	63.90%	6.4%
115th	Serbia	64.45%	-5.8%
116th	Türkiye	65.00%	-8.9%
117th	Barbados	65.28%	-0.4%
118th	France	65.36%	6.7%
119th	Cabo Verde	65.58%	1.4%
120th	Austria	66.41%	-1.5%
121st	Mauritius	66.95%	6.3%
122nd	Belize	67.19%	26.3%
123rd	Honduras	67.76%	5.5%
124th	Moldova	68.06%	-15.3%
125th	Bhutan	68.50%	18.7%
126th	Malta	68.63%	5.5%
127th	Tajikistan	69.76%	-29.0%
128th	Gabon	70.24%	-13.4%
129th	Philippines	71.39%	9.5%
130th	Brazil	71.51%	-6.0%
131st	Canada	75.91%	-4.6%
132nd	Rwanda	79.54%	-13.6%
133rd	Grenada	79.56%	0.6%
134th	Saudi Arabia	81.56%	-15.3%
135th	Guinea	81.57%	-1.3%
136th	Iceland	84.07%	3.4%
137th	Malawi	84.74%	-16.5%
138th	Madagascar	85.86%	-1.0%
139th	India	85.88%	1.9%
140th	Sri Lanka	86.45%	-10.2%
141st	Israel	89.72%	2.9%
142nd	Lao PDR	90.15%	-5.4%
143rd	Gambia, The	91.69%	-2.3%
144th	Uruguay	91.92%	2.0%
145th	Jordan	94.58%	3.6%
146th	Dominica	94.92%	-3.0%
147th	Guyana	95.62%	-9.0%
148th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	95.65%	10.3%
149th	Central African Republic	95.89%	-2.7%
150th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	97.10%	13.2%
151st	Singapore	99.13%	2.9%
152nd	Sierra Leone	99.76%	0.0%
153rd	Belgium	101.66%	-3.6%
154th	Greece	104.26%	-3.3%
155th	Italy	105.14%	-0.8%
156th	Kyrgyz Republic	108.23%	0.3%
157th	Nicaragua	109.54%	-0.8%
158th	Antigua and Barbuda	112.98%	-1.4%
159th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	114.46%	-15.9%
160th	Sudan	117.35%	-3.6%
161st	Jamaica	120.08%	4.0%
162nd	Argentina	125.16%	-15.0%
163rd	Syrian Arab Republic	133.37%	0.7%
164th	St. Kitts and Nevis	140.68%	17.5%
165th	Myanmar	146.03%	-23.4%
166th	Zambia	159.46%	-11.5%
167th	Burundi	159.88%	10.4%
168th	Japan	160.02%	3.8%
169th	Lebanon	171.31%	5.0%
170th	Seychelles	176.98%	-9.6%
171st	Guinea-Bissau	183.38%	-7.1%
172nd	Congo, Republic of	185.31%	13.3%
173rd	Eritrea	263.99%	8.4%
174th	Afghanistan	270.60%	-21.8%
175th	São Tomé and Principe	329.37%	-10.1%
176th	Liberia	600.12%	29.4%

FAQ

What was South Africa's government debt to gdp in 2003?▾

South Africa's government debt to gdp in 2003 was 31.51%. This ranked 42nd globally.

How did South Africa's government debt to gdp change in 2003?▾

South Africa's government debt to gdp decreased by 0.9% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2003?▾

Liberia had the highest government debt to gdp in 2003 at 600.12%.

What is the government debt to gdp of South Africa in 2003?▾

The government debt to gdp of South Africa in 2003 was 31.51%. This ranked 42nd globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for South Africa's government debt to gdp?▾

South Africa's government debt to gdp went from 31.80% in 2002 to 31.51% in 2003, a 0.9% decrease.

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