South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Banking survey: claims on private sector

South Africa
4.21 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
6.60 trillion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa rank
5th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
3rd

Banking survey: claims on private sector over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 6.60 trillion current LCU against 4.21 trillion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 2.39 trillion current LCU.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 5th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd of 50 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 6.43 billion current LCU 730.28 million current LCU 5.70 billion current LCU South Africa
1970s 16.85 billion current LCU 675.81 million current LCU 16.18 billion current LCU South Africa
1980s 95.52 billion current LCU 6.40 billion current LCU 89.12 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 615.79 billion current LCU 158.71 billion current LCU 457.09 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 2.30 trillion current LCU 1.69 trillion current LCU 602.14 billion current LCU South Africa
2010s 4.15 trillion current LCU 5.90 trillion current LCU 1.75 trillion current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher banking survey: claims on private sector, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 6.60 trillion current LCU against 4.21 trillion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in banking survey: claims on private sector between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
2.39 trillion current LCU, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for banking survey: claims on private sector?
South Africa ranks 5th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,590 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.