Data · Debt, rates and money
Central government debt (% of GDP)
Gross central government debt. Coverage is uneven across the continent; a blank means the publisher has no value.
Africa median
58.1%
10 countries
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Ranking
Latest print, highest to lowest
Each country’s most recent value from the last three years. A small ’YY marks an older print.
- 1South Africa82.8%
- 2Mozambique71.8%
- 3Zambia71.4% ’21
- 4Burkina Faso64.2%
- 5Malawi61.8% ’23
- 6Uganda54.4%
- 7Eswatini35.7% ’21
- 8Botswana19.7% ’23
- 9DR Congo14.9% ’22
- 10Somalia12.7%
History
2019–2024 by country
| Country | Trend since 2010 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Angola | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Benin | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Botswana | 16.2% | 19.6% | 19.7% | 18.3% | 19.7% | — | |
| Burkina Faso | 47.1% | 73.4% | 55.6% | 63.2% | 62.0% | 64.2% | |
| Burundi | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cabo Verde | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cameroon | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Central African Republic | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chad | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Comoros | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Congo | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Djibouti | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| DR Congo | — | — | — | 14.9% | — | — | |
| Egypt | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eritrea | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eswatini | 29.8% | 38.4% | 35.7% | — | — | — | |
| Ethiopia | 31.4% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gabon | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gambia | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ghana | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Guinea | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Guinea-Bissau | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kenya | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lesotho | 32.2% | 3.0% | — | — | — | — | |
| Liberia | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Libya | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Madagascar | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Malawi | 44.8% | — | — | 55.6% | 61.8% | — | |
| Mali | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mauritania | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mauritius | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Morocco | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mozambique | 78.9% | 101.4% | 84.2% | 76.6% | 72.6% | 71.8% | |
| Namibia | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Niger | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nigeria | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rwanda | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Senegal | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Seychelles | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sierra Leone | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Somalia | — | — | 47.3% | 43.4% | — | 12.7% | |
| South Africa | 64.6% | 75.7% | 74.1% | 76.2% | 79.4% | 82.8% | |
| South Sudan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sudan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tanzania | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Togo | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tunisia | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Uganda | 38.5% | 44.2% | 51.3% | 53.9% | 53.1% | 54.4% | |
| Zambia | 61.9% | 103.5% | 71.4% | — | — | — | |
| Zimbabwe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: World Bank Open Data · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS · % of GDP
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