Australia vs South Africa: Domestic Claims, Claims on State and Local Government or Official

Australia
11.81 billion
in 2015
South Africa
14.00 billion
in 2008
Australia rank
22nd
South Africa rank
20th

Domestic Claims, Claims on State and Local Government or Official over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
05.0B10.0B15.0B195019822015

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 14.00 billion against 11.81 billion in Australia, a difference of 2.19 billion.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 20th of 106 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 18.02 million 96.52 million 78.50 million South Africa
1970s 46.13 million 109.34 million 63.21 million South Africa
1980s 507.69 million 79.41 million 428.28 million Australia
1990s 0 1.60 million 1.60 million South Africa
2000s 4.18 billion 3.90 billion 286.81 million Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on state and local government or official, Australia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 14.00 billion against 11.81 billion in Australia as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on state and local government or official between Australia and South Africa?
2.19 billion, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2008.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for domestic claims, claims on state and local government or official?
Australia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 20th of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims, Claims on State and Local Government or Official Entities (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on State and Local Government or Official Entities (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
107 places, 3,218 data points, 1950–2017
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.