The total external debt in South Africa amounted to around 171 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. The foreign debt dropped compared to the over 185 billion U.S. dollars registered in the previous year. Within the observed period, South Africa's external debt grew from 2016 to 2019, dropping only in 2020.
Total external debt stock in South Africa from 2016 to 2020
(in million U.S. dollars)
According to the source, total external debt represents the sum of long-term external debt, short-term debt, and IMF credit. It represents the total debt owed to nonresident
creditors and is repayable in both foreign and domestic currency.
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World Bank. (October 11, 2021). Total external debt stock in South Africa from 2016 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323220/external-debt-stock-in-south-africa/
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