South Africa - Short-term Debt 2019
23.33%
−3.24% from 2018
South Africa's short-term debt was 23.33% in 2019, decreased +3.24% from 26.56% in 2018. This was the 102nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Burkina Faso | 0.00% | - |
| 2nd | Turkmenistan | 0.00% | -100.0% |
| 3rd | Tonga | 0.00% | - |
| 4th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.00% | - |
| 5th | Liberia | 0.00% | - |
| 6th | Lesotho | 0.02% | -34.0% |
| 7th | Burundi | 0.04% | -5.2% |
| 8th | Belize | 0.31% | 13.4% |
| 9th | Myanmar | 0.59% | -39.6% |
| 10th | Comoros | 0.70% | 51.5% |
| 11th | Timor-Leste | 0.74% | -55.1% |
| 12th | Chad | 0.82% | -16.2% |
| 13th | Bhutan | 0.99% | 509.2% |
| 14th | Ecuador | 1.80% | -25.0% |
| 15th | Mali | 1.99% | -15.9% |
| 16th | Niger | 2.34% | 22.6% |
| 17th | Eswatini | 2.36% | 25.9% |
| 18th | Grenada | 2.53% | -12.4% |
| 19th | Uzbekistan | 2.70% | -45.1% |
| 20th | Iraq | 2.77% | 32.6% |
| 21st | Congo, Republic of | 2.78% | -28.8% |
| 22nd | Malawi | 2.81% | 150.9% |
| 23rd | Zambia | 2.86% | 13.0% |
| 24th | Cameroon | 2.92% | -25.9% |
| 25th | Gambia, The | 3.05% | 26.3% |
| 26th | Lao PDR | 3.07% | 21.4% |
| 27th | Guyana | 3.18% | -58.9% |
| 28th | Montenegro | 3.36% | 26.3% |
| 29th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.44% | 100.3% |
| 30th | Papua New Guinea | 3.50% | 33.9% |
| 31st | Azerbaijan | 3.75% | 8.4% |
| 32nd | Mozambique | 3.84% | 12.7% |
| 33rd | Angola | 4.15% | -9.5% |
| 34th | Eritrea | 4.20% | -1.6% |
| 35th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.46% | -16.0% |
| 36th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.49% | 427.2% |
| 37th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.67% | 39.3% |
| 38th | Gabon | 4.93% | 81.6% |
| 39th | Guinea | 5.26% | 1.4% |
| 40th | Rwanda | 5.27% | -15.5% |
| 41st | Kazakhstan | 5.29% | 1.8% |
| 42nd | Guatemala | 5.44% | -17.4% |
| 43rd | Samoa | 5.59% | 53.4% |
| 44th | Yemen, Republic of | 6.05% | 17.6% |
| 45th | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.11% | 9.1% |
| 46th | Nepal | 6.18% | 35.4% |
| 47th | Serbia | 6.67% | 26.9% |
| 48th | Lebanon | 6.71% | -3.6% |
| 49th | Uganda | 6.80% | 64.8% |
| 50th | Madagascar | 6.95% | -4.4% |
| 51st | Dominican Republic | 7.17% | 4.4% |
| 52nd | São Tomé and Principe | 7.29% | 99.9% |
| 53rd | Kenya | 7.49% | -7.5% |
| 54th | Honduras | 7.98% | 4.3% |
| 55th | Senegal | 8.35% | -23.7% |
| 56th | Pakistan | 8.41% | 4.1% |
| 57th | Mongolia | 8.67% | -12.0% |
| 58th | Nicaragua | 8.81% | -16.6% |
| 59th | Botswana | 8.90% | -37.1% |
| 60th | Mexico | 8.98% | -3.7% |
| 61st | Suriname | 9.15% | 0.8% |
| 62nd | Albania | 9.17% | -3.3% |
| 63rd | Sierra Leone | 9.66% | -6.0% |
| 64th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 9.82% | -5.6% |
| 65th | Vanuatu | 9.90% | -11.7% |
| 66th | Haiti | 10.70% | 9.2% |
| 67th | Indonesia | 11.13% | -11.8% |
| 68th | Colombia | 11.24% | 0.5% |
| 69th | St. Lucia | 11.73% | -20.7% |
| 70th | Solomon Islands | 11.86% | -12.8% |
| 71st | Georgia | 12.14% | -10.4% |
| 72nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.40% | 3.7% |
| 73rd | Tanzania | 12.46% | -0.4% |
| 74th | Maldives | 12.48% | 22.2% |
| 75th | Paraguay | 12.69% | -4.7% |
| 76th | El Salvador | 12.85% | 3.6% |
| 77th | Peru | 13.19% | -9.3% |
| 78th | Armenia | 13.42% | 26.9% |
| 79th | Brazil | 13.92% | 16.2% |
| 80th | Russian Federation | 14.06% | 23.9% |
| 81st | Ghana | 14.20% | 36.4% |
| 82nd | Central African Republic | 14.38% | 7.6% |
| 83rd | Djibouti | 14.71% | 42.5% |
| 84th | Sri Lanka | 15.04% | -2.7% |
| 85th | Cabo Verde | 15.11% | -2.2% |
| 86th | Jamaica | 15.58% | 24.7% |
| 87th | Bangladesh | 15.59% | -1.4% |
| 88th | Morocco | 15.73% | 7.1% |
| 89th | Afghanistan | 15.77% | -2.6% |
| 90th | Togo | 16.14% | -1.1% |
| 91st | Ukraine | 18.00% | 4.3% |
| 92nd | Benin | 18.91% | -37.2% |
| 93rd | India | 19.03% | -4.5% |
| 94th | Viet Nam | 19.92% | 14.5% |
| 95th | Mauritania | 20.12% | -0.1% |
| 96th | Philippines | 20.40% | 0.6% |
| 97th | Fiji | 20.44% | -11.9% |
| 98th | Tajikistan | 20.56% | 41.9% |
| 99th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.13% | -3.2% |
| 100th | Cambodia | 22.21% | 27.2% |
| 101st | Türkiye | 23.04% | 6.6% |
| 102nd | South Africa | 23.33% | -12.2% |
| 103rd | Argentina | 23.88% | -2.1% |
| 104th | Sudan | 24.17% | -4.2% |
| 105th | Moldova | 24.18% | -5.5% |
| 106th | Bulgaria | 24.43% | 2.6% |
| 107th | Belarus | 25.04% | 1.9% |
| 108th | Nigeria | 25.64% | 29.0% |
| 109th | North Macedonia | 28.04% | -1.9% |
| 110th | Zimbabwe | 28.11% | 7.5% |
| 111th | Tunisia | 28.42% | 23.8% |
| 112th | Thailand | 30.14% | -3.8% |
| 113th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 32.92% | -11.7% |
| 114th | Kosovo | 34.55% | 0.5% |
| 115th | Jordan | 36.72% | 1.8% |
| 116th | Dominica | 37.21% | -12.0% |
| 117th | Algeria | 41.23% | 1.5% |
| 118th | Mauritius | 46.21% | 6.9% |
| 119th | China | 57.01% | -8.3% |
| 120th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 57.80% | 0.9% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's short-term debt in 2019?▾
South Africa's short-term debt in 2019 was 23.33%. This ranked 102nd globally.
How did South Africa's short-term debt change in 2019?▾
South Africa's short-term debt decreased by 12.2% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest short-term debt in 2019?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest short-term debt in 2019 at 57.80%.
What is the short-term debt of South Africa in 2019?▾
The short-term debt of South Africa in 2019 was 23.33%. This ranked 102nd globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for South Africa's short-term debt?▾
South Africa's short-term debt went from 26.56% in 2018 to 23.33% in 2019, a 12.2% decrease.
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