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Short-term debt (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa
The Short-term debt (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa was last reported at 11.79 in 2010, according to a World Bank report released in 2011. The Short-term debt (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa was 16.08 in 2009, according to a World Bank report, published in 2010. The Short-term debt (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa was reported at 17.10 in 2008, according to the World Bank. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and income includes workers' remittances.This page includes a historical data chart, news and forecasts for Short-term debt (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa. South Africa has a two-tiered economy; one rivaling other developed countries and the other with only the most basic infrastructure. It is therefore a productive and industrialized economy that exhibits many characteristics associated with developing countries, including a division of labor between formal and informal sectors and an uneven distribution of wealth and income. The primary sector, based on manufacturing, services, mining, and agriculture, is well developed.
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World Bank Indicators - south africa - External debt
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Principal repayments on external debt; long-term (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
3352978000.0
2788677000.0
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Currency composition of PPG debt; Multiple currencies (%) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Disbursements on external debt; private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
6857065000.0
652000000.0
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PPG; other private creditors (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; private creditors (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
1870000000.0
1216000000.0
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Debt stock rescheduled (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Average grant element on new external debt commitments; official (%) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; bilateral (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; bonds (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
520083000.0
523039000.0
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Portfolio investment; bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
4644620000.0
-698000000.0
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Net financial flows; IDA (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Net financial flows; others (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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EBRD; private nonguaranteed (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PNG; bonds (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
4197065000.0
-698000000.0
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PPG; bilateral (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Net transfers on external debt; private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
4946306000.0
-1102580000.0
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Debt service on external debt; private nonguaranteed (PNG) (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
1910759000.0
1754580000.0
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) in South Africa
1.0
0.9
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PPG; IDA (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; official creditors (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
43154000.0
42039000.0
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PPG; multilateral concessional (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; bonds (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
1222445000.0
0.0
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PNG; commercial banks and other creditors (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
108000000.0
626000000.0
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PPG; private creditors (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
1829327000.0
1438838000.0
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Principal arrears; public and publicly guaranteed (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Currency composition of PPG debt; Pound sterling (%) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Disbursements on external debt; long-term (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
8727065000.0
1871103000.0
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PPG; multilateral concessional (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PNG; bonds (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
5587065000.0
0.0
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PPG; bilateral (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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External debt stocks (% of GNI) in South Africa
15.8
16.0
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Use of IMF credit (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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External debt stocks; long-term private sector (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
12951000000.0
10833000000.0
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Average grace period on new external debt commitments; private (years) in South Africa
9.9
0.8
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PPG; official creditors (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
17503000.0
16200000.0
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PNG; commercial banks and other creditors (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
281250000.0
189900000.0
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Net flows on external debt; public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
15022000.0
-245574000.0
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Net flows on external debt; short-term (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
1298000000.0
1379000000.0
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Net financial flows; multilateral (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
-25651000.0
-22736000.0
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Net financial flows; RDB concessional (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; multilateral (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
-43154000.0
-38936000.0
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Total debt service (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa
5.4
4.4
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PNG; bonds (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
1521509000.0
938680000.0
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IMF repurchases (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; commercial banks (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
461666000.0
1293620000.0
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Commitments; IDA (COM; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Commitments; private creditors (COM; US dollar) in South Africa
1870000000.0
1216000000.0
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Currency composition of PPG debt; Japanese yen (%) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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IMF purchases (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; IDA (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; bonds (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
1670000000.0
0.0
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PPG; commercial banks (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
5563154000.0
5585335000.0
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PNG; commercial banks and other creditors (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
6236000000.0
4816000000.0
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Residual; debt stock-flow reconciliation (US dollar) in South Africa
908958308.4
-1314394615.4
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Debt buyback (US dollar) in South Africa
1222445000.0
0.0
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Debt stock reduction (US dollar) in South Africa
1222445000.0
0.0
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Average grant element on new external debt commitments; private (%) in South Africa
14.0
10.4
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PPG; multilateral (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
17503000.0
16200000.0
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PPG; other private creditors (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
45744000.0
37030000.0
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Interest arrears; private creditors (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Interest forgiven (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Interest rescheduled; private (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Net financial flows; IBRD (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
-2509000.0
-333000.0
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IFC; private nonguaranteed (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
24169300.0
3974900.0
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PPG; private creditors (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
40673000.0
-222838000.0
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Net transfers on external debt; public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
-901806000.0
-1066262000.0
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PPG; IDA (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; multilateral concessional (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; commercial banks (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
-595164000.0
-322039000.0
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PPG; bilateral concessional (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports; excluding workers' remittances) in South Africa
2.9
2.2
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PNG; bonds (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
1390000000.0
698000000.0
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Principal forgiven (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Principal rescheduled (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Disbursements on external debt; long-term + IMF (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
8727065000.0
1871103000.0
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PPG; IBRD (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
3103000.0
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External debt stocks; concessional (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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External debt stocks; total (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
43610167000.0
42551203000.0
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External debt stocks (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa
44.9
40.6
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PPG; IBRD (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
26501000.0
26168000.0
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PPG; bonds (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
7593043000.0
7428674000.0
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Interest payments on external debt; total (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
1910587000.0
1768693000.0
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Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI) in South Africa
0.7
0.7
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PPG; private creditors (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
899325000.0
804488000.0
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Net change in interest arrears (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Interest rescheduled; official (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Average maturity on new external debt commitments; official (years) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; other private creditors (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
-145216000.0
-145218000.0
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PPG; bilateral concessional (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; official creditors (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
-43154000.0
-38936000.0
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PPG; bonds (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
-72528000.0
-523039000.0
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PNG; bonds (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
4065556000.0
-938680000.0
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Debt service on external debt; total (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
5263565000.0
4557370000.0
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Debt service on external debt; public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
2771806000.0
2285365000.0
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Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) in South Africa
1.6
1.8
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PPG; bonds (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
1742528000.0
523039000.0
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PPG; bilateral concessional (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Commitments; official creditors (COM; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Cross-currency valuation (US dollar) in South Africa
505956691.6
-205995384.6
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Currency composition of PPG debt; Deutsche mark (%) in South Africa
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Currency composition of PPG debt; French franc (%) in South Africa
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Currency composition of PPG debt; U.S. dollars (%) in South Africa
71.4
77.7
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PPG; bilateral concessional (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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External debt stocks; long-term (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
27052167000.0
24614203000.0
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PPG; multilateral concessional (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Average grace period on new external debt commitments (years) in South Africa
9.9
0.8
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Average grace period on new external debt commitments; official (years) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Average interest on new external debt commitments (%) in South Africa
6.8
3.4
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Average interest on new external debt commitments; official (%) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; bilateral concessional (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Interest payments on external debt; public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
916828000.0
820688000.0
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PPG; IBRD (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
1385000.0
1304000.0
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PPG; IDA (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; commercial banks (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
333498000.0
244419000.0
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Interest arrears; public and publicly guaranteed (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Interest arrears; official creditors (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Net flows on external debt; private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
5359065000.0
-672000000.0
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Net financial flows; IMF nonconcessional (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Debt service (PPG and IMF only; % of exports; excluding workers' remittances) in South Africa
2.9
2.2
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PNG; commercial banks and other creditors (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
389250000.0
815900000.0
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PPG; other private creditors (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
190960000.0
182248000.0
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PPG; other private creditors (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
145216000.0
145218000.0
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Principal arrears; private creditors (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Principal rescheduled; private (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Commitments; IBRD (COM; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Currency composition of PPG debt; Euro (%) in South Africa
26.8
20.7
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Currency composition of PPG debt; all other currencies (%) in South Africa
1.9
1.7
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Currency composition of PPG debt; Swiss franc (%) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; bilateral concessional (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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External debt stocks; public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
14101167000.0
13781203000.0
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External debt stocks; short-term (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
16558000000.0
17937000000.0
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Short-term debt (% of total reserves) in South Africa
50.3
52.7
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Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in South Africa
38.0
42.2
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IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
26501000.0
26168000.0
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Present value of external debt (% of GNI) in South Africa
16.4
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External debt stocks; variable rate (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
19475647000.0
17347270000.0
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Average interest on new external debt commitments; private (%) in South Africa
6.8
3.4
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IMF charges (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Interest payments on external debt; long-term (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
1329587000.0
1251268000.0
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Interest payments on external debt; private nonguaranteed (PNG) (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
412759000.0
430580000.0
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PPG; multilateral concessional (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Average maturity on new external debt commitments; private (years) in South Africa
10.1
2.8
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PPG; bilateral concessional (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; commercial banks (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
-261666000.0
-77620000.0
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Net transfers on external debt; total (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
4761500000.0
-1307267000.0
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PPG; IBRD (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
-3894000.0
-1637000.0
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PPG; other private creditors (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
-190960000.0
-182248000.0
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IMF repurchases and charges (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Debt service on external debt; long-term (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
4682565000.0
4039945000.0
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PPG; commercial banks (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
795164000.0
1538039000.0
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PPG; private creditors (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
2728652000.0
2243326000.0
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PPG; IBRD (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
2509000.0
3436000.0
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PPG; multilateral (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
25651000.0
25839000.0
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PPG; official creditors (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
25651000.0
25839000.0
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Principal arrears; official creditors (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Commitments; public and publicly guaranteed (COM; US dollar) in South Africa
1870000000.0
1216000000.0
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Debt forgiveness or reduction (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; bilateral (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PNG; commercial banks and other creditors (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
1270000000.0
652000000.0
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Concessional debt (% of total external debt) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Total change in external debt stocks (US dollar) in South Africa
8087002000.0
-1058964000.0
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External debt stocks; private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
12951000000.0
10833000000.0
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PPG; IDA (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; multilateral (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
291493000.0
258935000.0
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Multilateral debt (% of total external debt) in South Africa
0.7
0.6
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PPG; other private creditors (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
653477000.0
508259000.0
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PPG; private creditors (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
13809674000.0
13522268000.0
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Present value of external debt (US dollar) in South Africa
48323441500.0
43450750090.0
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Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa
2.0
1.7
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Interest payments on external debt; short-term (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
581000000.0
517425000.0
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Interest rescheduled (capitalized) (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Average maturity on new external debt commitments (years) in South Africa
10.1
2.8
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Net financial flows; IMF concessional (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; multilateral concessional (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; official creditors (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
-25651000.0
-22736000.0
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PNG; commercial banks and other creditors (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
1162000000.0
26000000.0
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Net financial flows; RDB nonconcessional (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
-23142000.0
-22403000.0
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Net transfers on external debt; long-term (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
4044500000.0
-2168842000.0
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PPG; private creditors (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
-858652000.0
-1027326000.0
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Total debt service (% of GNI) in South Africa
1.9
1.7
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PPG; IBRD (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
3894000.0
4740000.0
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Total amount of debt rescheduled (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Undisbursed external debt; total (UND; US dollar) in South Africa
7038000.0
3935000.0
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Undisbursed external debt; private creditors (UND; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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PPG; bilateral (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Principal repayments on external debt; long-term + IMF (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
3352978000.0
2788677000.0
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Principal repayments on external debt; private nonguaranteed (PNG) (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
1498000000.0
1324000000.0
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Principal repayments on external debt; public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
1854978000.0
1464677000.0
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PPG; IDA (AMT; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Principal rescheduled; official (US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Currency composition of PPG debt; SDR (%) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Disbursements on external debt; public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
1870000000.0
1219103000.0
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PPG; multilateral (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
3103000.0
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PPG; official creditors (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
3103000.0
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PPG; commercial banks (DIS; US dollar) in South Africa
200000000.0
1216000000.0
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Short-term debt (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa
17.1
17.1
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PPG; official creditors (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
291493000.0
258935000.0
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PNG; bonds (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
6715000000.0
6017000000.0
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External debt stocks; long-term public sector (DOD; US dollar) in South Africa
14101167000.0
13781203000.0
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Present value of external debt (% of exports of goods; services and income) in South Africa
46.0
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Average grant element on new external debt commitments (%) in South Africa
14.0
10.4
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PNG; bonds (INT; US dollar) in South Africa
131509000.0
240680000.0
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Net financial flows; bilateral (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Net flows on external debt; total (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
6672087000.0
461426000.0
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Net flows on external debt; long-term (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
5374087000.0
-917574000.0
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PPG; bonds (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
447555000.0
0.0
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Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL; US dollar) in South Africa
755118000.0
-196838000.0
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PNG; commercial banks and other creditors (NTR; US dollar) in South Africa
880750000.0
-163900000.0
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PPG; bilateral (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Multilateral debt service (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
43154000.0
42039000.0
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PPG; multilateral concessional (TDS; US dollar) in South Africa
0.0
0.0
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Undisbursed external debt; official creditors (UND; US dollar) in South Africa
7038000.0
3935000.0
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By: TradingEconomics.com, Ministry of Finance Japan
The consumer price index for Japan in April 2012 was 100.4(2010=100), up 0.1% from the previous month, and up 0.4% over the year.
Swiss Trade Surplus Narrows in April
Published: 5/24/2012 3:36:57 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Federal Customs Administration
Switzerland's trade surplus fell unexpectedly in April due to a fall in exports, the Federal Customs Administration reported.
New Zealand Trade Surplus Widens in April
Published: 5/24/2012 3:25:32 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand trade balance for April 2012 was a surplus of $355 million (9.1 percent of exports). For the year ended April 2012, there was an annual trade deficit of $541 million (1.2 percent of exports).
Japan's Trade Deficit Widens in April
Published: 5/23/2012 1:18:40 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Ministry of Finance Japan
Japan posted a larger-than-expected trade deficit in April, widening from shortfalls in the previous month and a year earlier as exports of steel and plastic declined on reduced demand from China and imports of fossil fuels increased.
Bank of Japan Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged
Published: 5/23/2012 12:57:08 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Bank of Japan
At the Monetary Policy Meeting held on May 23rd, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by a unanimous vote, to keep the uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 0 to 0.1 percent.
UK Inflation Down to 3% in April
Published: 5/22/2012 11:17:34 AM
By: TradingEconomics.com, UK Statistics
UK CPI annual inflation stands at 3.0 per cent in April 2012, down from 3.5 per cent in March. The timing of Easter had a significant impact on the April data.
Japanese GDP Grows 1% in Q1
Published: 5/17/2012 11:20:34 AM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Cabinet Office
Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.0 percent in January-March from the previous quarter after a revised 0.0 percent result for October-December last year. The recovery was mostly due to solid consumer spending, post-quake rebuilding and rising exports.
U.K. Unemployment Rate Down to 8.2 in March
Published: 5/16/2012 4:26:31 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, ONS
The unemployment rate was 8.2 per cent of the economically active population for January-March 2012, down 0.2 on the quarter. There were 2.63 million unemployed people, down 45,000 on the quarter.
Euro Area External Trade Surplus Widens in March
Published: 5/16/2012 2:52:37 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in March 2012 gave a 8.6 bn euro surplus, compared with +1.0 bn in March 2011. The February 2012 balance was +2.3 bn, compared with -2.9 bn in February 2011. In March 2012 compared with February 2012, seasonally adjusted exports fell by 0.9% and imports by 1.1%.
Euro Area Annual Inflation Down to 2.6%
Published: 5/16/2012 2:50:32 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Eurostat
Euro Area annual inflation was 2.6% in April 2012, down from 2.7% in March. A year earlier the rate was 2.8%. Monthly inflation was 0.5% in April 2012.
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