Panama vs South Africa: Domestic credit to private sector

Panama
100.2%
in 2020
South Africa
89.4%
in 2024
Panama rank
25th
South Africa rank
28th

Domestic credit to private sector over time

  • Panama
  • South Africa
050100150196519942024

How they compare

Panama currently reports 100.2% against 89.4% in South Africa, a difference of 10.8%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 187 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 80.7% 123.8% 43.1% South Africa
2020s 100.2% 109.1% 8.9% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Panama or South Africa?
Panama, at 100.2% against 89.4% in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Panama and South Africa?
10.8%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
Panama ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th 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

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.