Malawi vs South Africa: Net domestic credit, flow

Malawi
90.71 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
60.49 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi rank
22nd
South Africa rank
24th

Net domestic credit, flow over time

  • Malawi
  • South Africa
0100.0B200.0B300.0B196619882011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 90.71 billion current LCU against 60.49 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 30.22 billion current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.

Malawi ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 24th of 52 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4.36 million current LCU 446.52 million current LCU 442.17 million current LCU South Africa
1970s 28.60 million current LCU 1.99 billion current LCU 1.96 billion current LCU South Africa
1980s 53.69 million current LCU 11.25 billion current LCU 11.19 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 413.62 million current LCU 48.20 billion current LCU 47.79 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 20.88 billion current LCU 152.57 billion current LCU 131.70 billion current LCU South Africa
2010s 60.26 billion current LCU 95.07 billion current LCU 34.81 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit, flow, Malawi or South Africa?
Malawi, at 90.71 billion current LCU against 60.49 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in net domestic credit, flow between Malawi and South Africa?
30.22 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for net domestic credit, flow?
Malawi ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 24th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net domestic credit, flow (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net domestic credit, flow (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 2,123 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the non financial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.