Mauritius vs South Africa: Claims on private sector
Claims on private sector over time
- Mauritius
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5.5% against 5.2% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.
Mauritius ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 83rd of 167 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 7.9% | 5.9% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.8% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 18.5% | 7.9% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 16.9% | 5.7% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 13.9% | 3.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.7% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 4.0% | 1.4% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on private sector, Mauritius or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5.5% against 5.2% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on private sector between Mauritius and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South Africa?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and South Africa rank globally for claims on private sector?
- Mauritius ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 83rd 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.