South Africa - Government Agency GSSS Issuance 0.26
IFC EM Sustainable Debt · updated 2026-10-03 · 173 economies tracked
Global rank
#n/a of 173 economies
Share of global total
2.0%
Ranking Race — Government Agency GSSS Issuance
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
South AfricaChinaEAP excluding ChinaLatin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)Mexico
Real annual global ranks, 2012 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #1 to #9 (overtook Afghanistan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for South Africa ↓Key Events — South Africa
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2013Fell 142 places in global rank auto
2015Credit rating downgrades curatedFiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.
2020COVID-19 recession curatedDeepest contraction in a century.
2021Overtook Afghanistan in global rank auto
2021Climbed 138 places in global rank auto
2022Fell 138 places in global rank auto
2025Overtook Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in global rank auto
2025Climbed 137 places in global rank auto
Government Agency GSSS Issuance, 2012-2025
IFC EM Sustainable Debt · USD billion · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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