Aruba vs South Africa: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Aruba
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 59.2% against 58.0% in Aruba, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.
Aruba ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.5% | 45.7% | 4.1% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 53.2% | 9.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 61.9% | 10.4% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 61.4% | 3.4% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 58.9% | 8.4% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Aruba or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 59.2% against 58.0% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Aruba and South Africa?
- 1.2%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and South Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and South Africa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Aruba ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.