South Africa - Corporate GSSS Issuance 0.54
IFC EM Sustainable Debt · updated 2026-10-03 · 173 economies tracked
Global rank
#n/a of 173 economies
Ranking Race — Corporate GSSS Issuance
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
South AfricaChinaEurope & Central Asia (excluding high income)Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)EAP excluding China
Real annual global ranks, 2012 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #143 to #20 (overtook Georgia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for South Africa ↓Key Events — South Africa
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2015Credit rating downgrades curatedFiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.
2019Climbed 129 places in global rank auto
2020Fell 130 places in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedDeepest contraction in a century.
2021Climbed 119 places in global rank auto
2022Overtook Georgia in global rank auto
2025Overtook Argentina in global rank auto
Corporate GSSS Issuance, 2012-2025
IFC EM Sustainable Debt · USD billion · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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