Kenya vs South Africa: Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)
Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 9.2% | 4.5% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 18.5% | 9.9% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 16.9% | 4.4% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 13.9% | 6.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 5.7% | 6.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 4.0% | 2.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on private sector, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 5.6% against 5.5% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on private sector between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for claims on private sector?
- Kenya ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on private sector include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.