Early-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Domestic credit to private sector

Early-demographic dividend
40.2%
in 2025
South Africa
89.4%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
31st
South Africa rank
28th

Domestic credit to private sector over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 89.4% against 40.2% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 49.2%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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 Early-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 17.0% 56.8% 39.8% South Africa
1970s 20.5% 55.9% 35.4% South Africa
1980s 27.6% 61.1% 33.5% South Africa
1990s 29.8% 99.0% 69.3% South Africa
2000s 33.8% 120.2% 86.4% South Africa
2010s 42.4% 123.8% 81.4% South Africa
2020s 41.4% 94.6% 53.2% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Early-demographic dividend or South Africa?
South Africa, at 89.4% against 40.2% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Early-demographic dividend and South Africa?
49.2%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and South Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 9,901 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.