Chile vs South Africa: Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Domestic International)
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Domestic International) over time
- Chile
- South Africa
How they compare
Chile currently reports 102.1% against 89.4% in South Africa, a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.
Chile ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 120.5% | 38.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 108.7% | 123.8% | 15.2% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 111.9% | 94.6% | 17.3% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Chile or South Africa?
- Chile, at 102.1% against 89.4% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Chile and South Africa?
- 12.7%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- Chile ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 187 countries.
- 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.