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Interest Payments / South Africa
Public Finance

South Africa Interest Payments

South Africa interest payments data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 17.29 percent.
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: percent of revenue
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-09 04:01:11
Economy Data Rating
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
65 / 100
Stable economy · limited data
Fiscal stability 16.2 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 12.5 / 20
External stability 14 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability n/a
Future capacity n/a
Demographic capacity n/a
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 68% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1972–2023 1972– 2023
1972 2023
Selected year: 2023 · Value: n/a 2023

South Africa · interest payments as a percentage of government revenue.

1972–2023
17.29 percent of revenue
16.04 percent of revenue
13.35 percent of revenue
11 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1972 1982 1992 2002 2012 2022 2023
interest payments rate reference line

Countries by interest payments

full ranking
Country Rate Class
India 33.98
Egypt 33.25
Bahrain 31.94
Brazil 30.09
Kenya 24.28
Ghana 21.58
Bangladesh 20.83
United States 20.29

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Egypt 33.25
Kenya 24.28
Morocco 8.01
United States 20.29
China 3.44

Related indicators

internal links
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Expense GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.XPN.INTP.RV.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-09 04:01:11

South Africa Snapshot

country profile
Population 64.01 m
GDP 427.18 bn
Debt/GDP 79.45%
Inflation 3.21%
Unemployment 32.39%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Upper middle income

South Africa Interest Payments: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Interest Payments for South Africa. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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