It will come as no surprise to South Africans that their expenses over the past decade have far outstripped their income growth. However, seeing it reflected in the figures it quite startling.
Debt counselling and management company DebtBusters released its Debt Index for Q4 2025 yesterday, showing that electricity tariffs have increased by 165, petrol prices by 74, and the compounded impact of inflation CPI has been 49 over 10 years.
While consumers financial confidence may have improved in 2025, their debt levels have also risen significantly.
