South Africa - Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI)

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) in South Africa was 0.56 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 2.23 in 2001, while its lowest value was 0.56 in 2010.

Definition: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance.

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Year	Value
1994	1.11
1995	1.19
1996	1.59
1997	1.48
1998	2.02
1999	0.80
2000	1.68
2001	2.23
2002	1.57
2003	1.26
2004	0.67
2005	1.00
2006	1.02
2007	1.00
2008	0.86
2009	0.76
2010	0.56

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports, excluding workers' remittances)

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports, excluding workers' remittances) in South Africa was 1.91 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 7.36 in 1998, while its lowest value was 1.91 in 2010.

Definition: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports refer to exports of goods, services, and income. Workers' remittances are not included here, though they are included with income receipts in other World Bank publications such as Global Development Finance.

Source: World Bank.

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• Country ranking

Year	Value
1994	4.79
1995	4.97
1996	6.11
1997	5.66
1998	7.36
1999	2.94
2000	5.50
2001	6.66
2002	4.35
2003	4.13
2004	2.34
2005	3.34
2006	3.11
2007	2.85
2008	2.18
2009	2.55
2010	1.91

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt