South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 8.50 trillion current LCU against 6.09 trillion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 2.42 trillion current LCU.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 83 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 251.76 billion current LCU | 618.37 billion current LCU | 366.61 billion current LCU | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 417.45 billion current LCU | 1.22 trillion current LCU | 801.25 billion current LCU | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.33 trillion current LCU | 8.50 trillion current LCU | 6.18 trillion current LCU | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 8.50 trillion current LCU against 6.09 trillion current LCU in South Africa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 2.42 trillion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for central government debt, total?
- South Africa ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.