Kenya vs South Africa: Net domestic credit to private sector, stock

Kenya
1.03 trillion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
2.09 trillion current LCU
in 2005
Kenya rank
11th
South Africa rank
8th

Net domestic credit to private sector, stock over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.09 trillion current LCU against 1.03 trillion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 1.05 trillion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.0 times Kenya's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 8th of 50 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.23 billion current LCU 9.31 billion current LCU 8.09 billion current LCU South Africa
1970s 4.97 billion current LCU 29.84 billion current LCU 24.86 billion current LCU South Africa
1980s 20.47 billion current LCU 152.20 billion current LCU 131.73 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 144.71 billion current LCU 588.68 billion current LCU 443.97 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 319.92 billion current LCU 1.73 trillion current LCU 1.41 trillion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit to private sector, stock, Kenya or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.09 trillion current LCU against 1.03 trillion current LCU in Kenya as of 2005.
What is the difference in net domestic credit to private sector, stock between Kenya and South Africa?
1.05 trillion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2005.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for net domestic credit to private sector, stock?
Kenya ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 8th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net domestic credit to private sector, stock (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net domestic credit to private sector, stock (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
55 places, 1,698 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32S..ZK) include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds.