Barbados vs South Africa: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 59.6% against 59.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 55th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.9% | 40.2% | 3.3% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 42.4% | 42.4% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 44.7% | 11.8% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 53.2% | 11.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 61.9% | 5.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 61.2% | 7.8% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 58.9% | 7.3% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Barbados or South Africa?
- Barbados, at 59.6% against 59.2% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Barbados and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Barbados ranks 53rd 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.