Households Debt in South Africa increased to 33.90 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2025 from 33.80 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2025. Households Debt to GDP in South Africa averaged 37.12 percent of GDP from 2008 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 44.40 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2008 and a record low of 33.80 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024. source: Bank for International Settlements