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Private non-financial debt service ratio in South Africa

Private non-financial debt service ratio in South Africa was 8.3% in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.2 pts from Q1 2025. That is the 29th highest of 32 countries in Q1 2026.

Q1 20268.3% Estimated
Change on Q1 2025-0.2 pts
Rank29th of 32Countries ranked
Series high12.4Q1 1999
Series low7Q4 2021
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Private non-financial debt service ratio in South Africa, Q1 1999 to Q1 2026

681012141999-Q12003-Q12007-Q12011-Q12015-Q12019-Q12023-Q12026-Q11999-Q1: 12.4 %1999-Q2: 12 %1999-Q3: 11.4 %1999-Q4: 10.9 %2000-Q1: 10.2 %2000-Q2: 9.7 %2000-Q3: 9.7 %2000-Q4: 9.4 %2001-Q1: 9.2 %2001-Q2: 9 %2001-Q3: 9.1 %2001-Q4: 9.3 %2002-Q1: 8.8 %2002-Q2: 8.8 %2002-Q3: 8.8 %2002-Q4: 8.6 %2003-Q1: 9.3 %2003-Q2: 9.3 %2003-Q3: 9.3 %2003-Q4: 9.1 %2004-Q1: 8.5 %2004-Q2: 8.1 %2004-Q3: 8.1 %2004-Q4: 8.2 %2005-Q1: 8.1 %2005-Q2: 8.2 %2005-Q3: 8.2 %2005-Q4: 8.3 %2006-Q1: 8.6 %2006-Q2: 8.7 %2006-Q3: 9.2 %2006-Q4: 9.5 %2007-Q1: 9.7 %2007-Q2: 10 %2007-Q3: 10.3 %2007-Q4: 10.6 %2008-Q1: 11.2 %2008-Q2: 11.3 %2008-Q3: 11.5 %2008-Q4: 11.5 %2009-Q1: 11.5 %2009-Q2: 10.9 %2009-Q3: 10.5 %2009-Q4: 10.3 %2010-Q1: 10 %2010-Q2: 9.8 %2010-Q3: 9.6 %2010-Q4: 9.2 %2011-Q1: 8.9 %2011-Q2: 8.6 %2011-Q3: 8.4 %2011-Q4: 8.3 %2012-Q1: 8.3 %2012-Q2: 8.3 %2012-Q3: 8.3 %2012-Q4: 8.3 %2013-Q1: 8.3 %2013-Q2: 8.3 %2013-Q3: 8.3 %2013-Q4: 8.2 %2014-Q1: 8.3 %2014-Q2: 8.4 %2014-Q3: 8.5 %2014-Q4: 8.4 %2015-Q1: 8.5 %2015-Q2: 8.5 %2015-Q3: 8.6 %2015-Q4: 8.9 %2016-Q1: 9.1 %2016-Q2: 9 %2016-Q3: 9.1 %2016-Q4: 9.1 %2017-Q1: 9.2 %2017-Q2: 9.1 %2017-Q3: 9.2 %2017-Q4: 9.1 %2018-Q1: 9.2 %2018-Q2: 9.1 %2018-Q3: 9.2 %2018-Q4: 9.1 %2019-Q1: 9.4 %2019-Q2: 9.2 %2019-Q3: 9.3 %2019-Q4: 9.1 %2020-Q1: 9.3 %2020-Q2: 9.1 %2020-Q3: 8.7 %2020-Q4: 8.3 %2021-Q1: 8.1 %2021-Q2: 7.4 %2021-Q3: 7.3 %2021-Q4: 7 %2022-Q1: 7 %2022-Q2: 7 %2022-Q3: 7.2 %2022-Q4: 7.4 %2023-Q1: 7.6 %2023-Q2: 7.7 %2023-Q3: 8 %2023-Q4: 8.1 %2024-Q1: 8.4 %2024-Q2: 8.4 %2024-Q3: 8.5 %2024-Q4: 8.4 %2025-Q1: 8.5 %2025-Q2: 8.4 %2025-Q3: 8.4 %2025-Q4: 8.3 %2026-Q1: 8.3 %681012141999-Q12008-Q22017-Q32026-Q12026-Q1: 8.3 %
%. Source: BIS, BIS WS_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 109 values
Period%
2026-Q18.3 Estimated
2025-Q48.3 Estimated
2025-Q38.4 Estimated
2025-Q28.4 Estimated
2025-Q18.5 Estimated
2024-Q48.4 Estimated
2024-Q38.5 Estimated
2024-Q28.4 Estimated
2024-Q18.4 Estimated
2023-Q48.1 Estimated
2023-Q38 Estimated
2023-Q27.7 Estimated
2023-Q17.6 Estimated
2022-Q47.4 Estimated
2022-Q37.2 Estimated
2022-Q27 Estimated
2022-Q17 Estimated
2021-Q47 Estimated
2021-Q37.3 Estimated
2021-Q27.4 Estimated
2021-Q18.1 Estimated
2020-Q48.3 Estimated
2020-Q38.7 Estimated
2020-Q29.1 Estimated
2020-Q19.3 Estimated
2019-Q49.1 Estimated
2019-Q39.3 Estimated
2019-Q29.2 Estimated
2019-Q19.4 Estimated
2018-Q49.1 Estimated
2018-Q39.2 Estimated
2018-Q29.1 Estimated
2018-Q19.2 Estimated
2017-Q49.1 Estimated
2017-Q39.2 Estimated
2017-Q29.1 Estimated
2017-Q19.2 Estimated
2016-Q49.1 Estimated
2016-Q39.1 Estimated
2016-Q29 Estimated
2016-Q19.1 Estimated
2015-Q48.9 Estimated
2015-Q38.6 Estimated
2015-Q28.5 Estimated
2015-Q18.5 Estimated
2014-Q48.4 Estimated
2014-Q38.5 Estimated
2014-Q28.4 Estimated
2014-Q18.3 Estimated
2013-Q48.2 Estimated
2013-Q38.3 Estimated
2013-Q28.3 Estimated
2013-Q18.3 Estimated
2012-Q48.3 Estimated
2012-Q38.3 Estimated
2012-Q28.3 Estimated
2012-Q18.3 Estimated
2011-Q48.3 Estimated
2011-Q38.4 Estimated
2011-Q28.6 Estimated
2011-Q18.9 Estimated
2010-Q49.2 Estimated
2010-Q39.6 Estimated
2010-Q29.8 Estimated
2010-Q110 Estimated
2009-Q410.3 Estimated
2009-Q310.5 Estimated
2009-Q210.9 Estimated
2009-Q111.5 Estimated
2008-Q411.5 Estimated
2008-Q311.5 Estimated
2008-Q211.3 Estimated
2008-Q111.2 Estimated
2007-Q410.6 Estimated
2007-Q310.3 Estimated
2007-Q210 Estimated
2007-Q19.7 Estimated
2006-Q49.5 Estimated
2006-Q39.2 Estimated
2006-Q28.7 Estimated
2006-Q18.6 Estimated
2005-Q48.3 Estimated
2005-Q38.2 Estimated
2005-Q28.2 Estimated
2005-Q18.1 Estimated
2004-Q48.2 Estimated
2004-Q38.1 Estimated
2004-Q28.1 Estimated
2004-Q18.5 Estimated
2003-Q49.1 Estimated
2003-Q39.3 Estimated
2003-Q29.3 Estimated
2003-Q19.3 Estimated
2002-Q48.6 Estimated
2002-Q38.8 Estimated
2002-Q28.8 Estimated
2002-Q18.8 Estimated
2001-Q49.3 Estimated
2001-Q39.1 Estimated
2001-Q29 Estimated
2001-Q19.2 Estimated
2000-Q49.4 Estimated
2000-Q39.7 Estimated
2000-Q29.7 Estimated
2000-Q110.2 Estimated
1999-Q410.9 Estimated
1999-Q311.4 Estimated
1999-Q212 Estimated
1999-Q112.4 Estimated

South Africa compared with nearby places

Australia: 20.3 %Belgium: 16.6 %Brazil: 29.8 %Canada: 25.5 %Switzerland: 20 %China: 19.1 %Czechia: 9 %Germany: 12.2 %Denmark: 23.1 %Spain: 11.7 %Finland: 17.8 %France: 19.9 %United Kingdom: 12.9 %Hong Kong: 34.3 %Hungary: 11.5 %Indonesia: 4.2 %India: 12.5 %Italy: 9.2 %Japan: 15.5 %South Korea: 19.3 %Mexico: 5.3 %Malaysia: 15.5 %Netherlands: 26.1 %Norway: 28.3 %Poland: 6.3 %Portugal: 12.2 %Russia: 20.4 %Sweden: 23.3 %Thailand: 13.4 %Türkiye: 25.8 %United States: 13.8 %South Africa: 8.3 %
  • Under 9.6
  • 9.6 to 13
  • 13 to 16
  • 16 to 20
  • 20 to 25
  • 25 and over
  • No data
Private non-financial debt service ratio, Q1 2026, %. South Africa is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Bank for International Settlements. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

BIS estimate of interest payments and principal amortisation of households, NPISHs and non-financial corporations as a percentage of income.

BIS modelled estimates from aggregate debt, income, interest rates and assumed remaining maturities. Includes interest and principal repayments. Better suited to tracking a country over time than comparing absolute levels between countries. Household and corporate coverage is narrower than total private-sector coverage. Household estimates include NPISHs and differ from the Federal Reserve household debt service ratio. Not seasonally adjusted.

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Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Bank for International Settlements. (n.d.). BIS WS_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio (Private non-financial debt service ratio, South Africa, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1

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BIS WS_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio, Private non-financial debt service ratio, South Africa, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Bank for International Settlements, https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/private-nonfinancial-debt-service-ratio/south-africa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Bank for International Settlements. n.d. BIS WS_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio. Private non-financial debt service ratio, South Africa, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/private-nonfinancial-debt-service-ratio/south-africa.

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Bank for International Settlements (no date) BIS WS_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio, Private non-financial debt service ratio, South Africa, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1 [Dataset]. Available at: https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/private-nonfinancial-debt-service-ratio/south-africa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bank_private_non_financial_debt_2026,
  author = {{Bank for International Settlements}},
  title = {{BIS WS\_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio: Private non-financial debt service ratio, South Africa, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q1}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/private-nonfinancial-debt-service-ratio/south-africa. Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS\_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS\_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P?format=csv\&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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N1  - Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_DSR/1.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P?format=csv&startPeriod=1999-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the private non-financial debt service ratio in South Africa?

Private non-financial debt service ratio in South Africa was 8.3% in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.2 pts from Q1 2025. That is the 29th highest of 32 countries in Q1 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Bank for International Settlements. BIS WS_DSR: P, quarterly, private nonfinancial debt service ratio. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest private non-financial debt service ratio in South Africa?

12.4% in Q1 1999, the highest value since Q1 1999 in this series.

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