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South Africa - Government Debt to GDP 2012

Name: South Africa Government Debt to GDP 2012
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General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO

37.41% +2.67% from 2011 Global rank: 96th

South Africa's government debt to gdp was 37.41% in 2012, increased +2.67% from 34.74% in 2011. This was the 96th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012▾

Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2012
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Timor-Leste	0.00%	-
2nd	Liechtenstein	0.54%	44.8%
3rd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.54%	-5.2%
4th	Brunei Darussalam	2.10%	-1.3%
5th	Saudi Arabia	2.97%	-44.0%
6th	Kuwait	3.60%	-22.4%
7th	Oman	4.59%	3.2%
8th	Azerbaijan	5.83%	17.4%
9th	Uzbekistan	6.76%	6.7%
10th	Afghanistan	6.77%	-9.9%
11th	Equatorial Guinea	7.10%	-1.0%
12th	Kiribati	8.14%	-7.6%
13th	Algeria	8.58%	1.2%
14th	South Sudan	8.91%	-
15th	Estonia	11.15%	46.7%
16th	Russian Federation	11.17%	8.0%
17th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	11.75%	10.6%
18th	Chile	11.94%	7.3%
19th	Kazakhstan	12.13%	19.3%
20th	Paraguay	12.31%	11.4%
21st	Nigeria	12.48%	0.8%
22nd	Solomon Islands	13.27%	-27.7%
23rd	Eswatini	14.81%	1.5%
24th	Cameroon	14.87%	-6.2%
25th	Bulgaria	16.55%	15.4%
26th	San Marino	17.24%	3.7%
27th	Turkmenistan	17.94%	21.6%
28th	Niger	18.13%	22.9%
29th	Rwanda	19.09%	2.0%
30th	Papua New Guinea	19.12%	17.5%
31st	Tuvalu	19.27%	0.9%
32nd	Vanuatu	19.28%	-9.5%
33rd	Ecuador	19.34%	3.9%
34th	Uganda	19.49%	8.5%
35th	Benin	19.54%	-10.6%
36th	Chad	19.97%	-10.5%
37th	Suriname	20.10%	7.2%
38th	United Arab Emirates	20.23%	-0.9%
39th	Liberia	20.50%	-8.9%
40th	Peru	20.66%	-10.6%
41st	Luxembourg	20.85%	12.7%
42nd	Gabon	21.44%	0.1%
43rd	Trinidad and Tobago	22.06%	-19.2%
44th	Indonesia	22.96%	-0.7%
45th	Angola	23.81%	-9.5%
46th	Haiti	24.06%	7.9%
47th	Sierra Leone	24.06%	-6.6%
48th	Guatemala	24.56%	3.3%
49th	Namibia	24.63%	-10.3%
50th	Côte d'Ivoire	24.69%	-50.6%
51st	Cambodia	24.86%	4.5%
52nd	Zambia	24.92%	19.8%
53rd	Djibouti	25.05%	-2.5%
54th	Comoros	25.07%	-9.4%
55th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	25.13%	-14.3%
56th	Burkina Faso	25.21%	2.9%
57th	Mali	25.39%	5.9%
58th	Botswana	26.45%	-5.2%
59th	Guinea	26.87%	-50.1%
60th	Zimbabwe	27.17%	-9.5%
61st	Micronesia, Federated States of	27.29%	-4.6%
62nd	Australia	27.52%	14.5%
63rd	Nicaragua	27.85%	-3.3%
64th	Georgia	28.12%	1.6%
65th	Malawi	28.61%	43.2%
66th	Bangladesh	29.08%	-1.1%
67th	West Bank and Gaza	29.80%	13.4%
68th	Tanzania	30.05%	5.7%
69th	Congo, Republic of	30.20%	-12.2%
70th	Madagascar	30.44%	1.6%
71st	Palau	30.76%	0.5%
72nd	Norway	30.89%	4.3%
73rd	Moldova	31.33%	29.5%
74th	Central African Republic	31.53%	60.2%
75th	Türkiye	32.05%	-10.2%
76th	Qatar	32.12%	-4.1%
77th	Honduras	32.44%	2.9%
78th	Tajikistan	32.46%	-8.6%
79th	Korea	33.54%	5.8%
80th	North Macedonia	33.66%	21.4%
81st	Costa Rica	33.74%	14.3%
82nd	China	33.83%	1.9%
83rd	Colombia	33.97%	-5.1%
84th	Panama	34.03%	-4.5%
85th	Togo	34.34%	-7.1%
86th	Senegal	34.49%	4.9%
87th	Nepal	34.52%	6.4%
88th	Iraq	34.78%	-14.6%
89th	Bahrain	34.83%	10.4%
90th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	35.39%	0.2%
91st	Ghana	35.47%	13.6%
92nd	New Zealand	35.66%	2.8%
93rd	Romania	36.17%	11.0%
94th	Mozambique	36.68%	7.4%
95th	Belarus	36.95%	-36.5%
96th	South Africa	37.41%	7.7%
97th	Ukraine	37.54%	1.8%
98th	Marshall Islands	37.56%	4.6%
99th	Bahamas, The	37.59%	6.6%
100th	Kenya	37.62%	5.4%
101st	Sweden	37.99%	0.9%
102nd	Viet Nam	38.33%	5.9%
103rd	Mauritania	39.32%	1.2%
104th	Lesotho	39.85%	10.2%
105th	Lithuania	39.90%	6.5%
106th	Argentina	40.44%	3.9%
107th	Mexico	40.82%	-0.9%
108th	Armenia	41.23%	-1.9%
109th	Burundi	41.43%	-3.0%
110th	Andorra	41.53%	13.8%
111th	Thailand	41.93%	7.2%
112th	Dominican Republic	42.40%	8.4%
113th	Switzerland	42.57%	1.6%
114th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	43.56%	6.4%
115th	Mongolia	43.69%	33.8%
116th	Czechia	43.84%	11.3%
117th	Latvia	44.37%	-5.2%
118th	Guyana	44.69%	-13.5%
119th	Philippines	45.69%	0.6%
120th	Lao PDR	46.10%	7.2%
121st	Guinea-Bissau	47.39%	3.9%
122nd	Yemen, Republic of	47.58%	4.0%
123rd	Myanmar	47.98%	-3.9%
124th	Fiji	48.63%	-4.6%
125th	Denmark	48.71%	-2.6%
126th	Tunisia	49.04%	13.2%
127th	Gambia, The	49.49%	0.5%
128th	Uruguay	49.81%	20.7%
129th	Kyrgyz Republic	50.48%	0.8%
130th	Samoa	50.93%	22.6%
131st	Slovak Republic	51.69%	19.5%
132nd	Serbia	51.73%	23.1%
133rd	Morocco	52.28%	7.7%
134th	Puerto Rico (US)	53.73%	7.5%
135th	Malaysia	53.79%	3.6%
136th	Slovenia	54.07%	15.5%
137th	Mauritius	54.18%	-1.2%
138th	Poland	54.47%	-0.6%
139th	Montenegro	57.09%	16.6%
140th	Maldives	57.12%	10.1%
141st	Finland	57.86%	11.2%
142nd	Pakistan	58.36%	3.9%
143rd	São Tomé and Principe	59.57%	-30.8%
144th	Tonga	60.05%	15.8%
145th	St. Lucia	60.18%	9.5%
146th	Brazil	61.61%	1.6%
147th	Albania	62.14%	4.6%
148th	Belize	63.13%	-4.7%
149th	Aruba	65.53%	10.4%
150th	Malta	65.61%	-4.8%
151st	Netherlands	65.69%	7.4%
152nd	Israel	66.89%	-0.4%
153rd	Sri Lanka	67.50%	-2.8%
154th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	67.81%	6.0%
155th	India	67.97%	-1.1%
156th	Croatia	68.85%	9.1%
157th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	69.86%	-4.1%
158th	El Salvador	69.99%	6.7%
159th	Bhutan	71.47%	14.7%
160th	Dominica	73.11%	4.9%
161st	Jordan	73.83%	15.5%
162nd	Antigua and Barbuda	76.93%	-5.2%
163rd	Hungary	78.36%	-2.6%
164th	Cyprus	79.15%	22.1%
165th	Germany	79.84%	1.7%
166th	Seychelles	80.07%	-3.0%
167th	Austria	82.94%	-0.5%
168th	Cabo Verde	82.94%	15.9%
169th	United Kingdom	84.48%	3.8%
170th	Canada	87.15%	3.4%
171st	Spain	89.56%	28.8%
172nd	France	91.74%	3.4%
173rd	Grenada	101.50%	-1.2%
174th	United States	103.66%	3.6%
175th	Belgium	104.34%	1.6%
176th	Singapore	106.73%	3.5%
177th	Barbados	108.81%	9.9%
178th	Sudan	117.67%	50.6%
179th	Ireland	118.91%	8.5%
180th	St. Kitts and Nevis	121.36%	-4.5%
181st	Italy	125.90%	5.7%
182nd	Portugal	128.60%	12.8%
183rd	Lebanon	131.05%	-2.5%
184th	Iceland	132.20%	-3.2%
185th	Jamaica	140.26%	3.2%
186th	Nauru	157.31%	-33.6%
187th	Greece	164.28%	-6.2%
188th	Eritrea	171.58%	0.0%
189th	Japan	226.09%	3.2%

FAQ

What was South Africa's government debt to gdp in 2012?▾

South Africa's government debt to gdp in 2012 was 37.41%. This ranked 96th globally.

How did South Africa's government debt to gdp change in 2012?▾

South Africa's government debt to gdp increased by 7.7% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2012?▾

Japan had the highest government debt to gdp in 2012 at 226.09%.

What is the government debt to gdp of South Africa in 2012?▾

The government debt to gdp of South Africa in 2012 was 37.41%. This ranked 96th globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for South Africa's government debt to gdp?▾

South Africa's government debt to gdp went from 34.74% in 2011 to 37.41% in 2012, a 7.7% increase.

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