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

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

In , Canada's Central government debt, total (% of GDP) was 64.89, compared to South Africa's 79.45. That makes Canada's value 18.3% lower than South Africa's.

Canada

Rank #12 of 28 globally

Canada trend
Latest (2024)
64.89
Year-over-year
+6.2%
10-year change
+26.0%
Peak
74.55 (2020)
Trough
39.16 (2007)

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.