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Brazil vs South Africa: Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Brazil's Central government debt, total (% of GDP) was 81.86, compared to South Africa's 79.45. That makes Brazil's value 3.0% higher than South Africa's.

Brazil

Rank #7 of 28 globally

Brazil trend
Latest (2024)
81.86
Year-over-year
-1.4%
10-year change
+40.0%
Peak
98.71 (2020)
Trough
57.23 (2013)

South Africa

Not reported

South Africa trend
Latest (2023)
79.45
Year-over-year
+4.3%
Peak
79.45 (2023)
Trough
52.65 (2015)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.