The national debt in South Africa was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 149.4 billion U.S. dollars (+51.48 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the national debt is estimated to reach 439.66 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the national debt was continuously increasing over the past years. As defined by the International Monetary Fund, the general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future.
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South Africa: National debt from 2019 to 2029
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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IMF. (April 22, 2024). South Africa: National debt from 2019 to 2029 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531946/national-debt-of-south-africa/
IMF. "South Africa: National debt from 2019 to 2029 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531946/national-debt-of-south-africa/
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IMF. "South Africa: National Debt from 2019 to 2029 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531946/national-debt-of-south-africa/
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South Africa: National debt from 2019 to 2029 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IMF, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531946/national-debt-of-south-africa/
