Africa Eastern and Southern vs South Africa: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 89.4% against 50.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 38.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.8 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 47 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.9% | 56.8% | 25.9% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 33.6% | 55.7% | 22.1% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 61.1% | 23.4% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 99.4% | 29.2% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 120.2% | 40.7% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 123.8% | 52.9% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 94.6% | 45.5% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Africa Eastern and Southern or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 89.4% against 50.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Africa Eastern and Southern and South Africa?
- 38.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and South Africa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and South Africa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector (% 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 refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, 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. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.