Brazil vs South Africa: Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG)

Brazil
12.60 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
South Africa
6.14 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
South Africa rank
4th

Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) over time

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B197219982024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 12.60 billion NFL, current US$ against 6.14 billion NFL, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 6.46 billion NFL, current US$.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 4th of 78 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3.62 billion NFL, current US$ 1.95 billion NFL, current US$ 1.67 billion NFL, current US$ Brazil
2000s 3.84 billion NFL, current US$ 1.76 billion NFL, current US$ 2.07 billion NFL, current US$ Brazil
2010s 4.67 billion NFL, current US$ 6.69 billion NFL, current US$ 2.02 billion NFL, current US$ South Africa
2020s 5.23 billion NFL, current US$ -2.10 billion NFL, current US$ 7.33 billion NFL, current US$ Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png), Brazil or South Africa?
Brazil, at 12.60 billion NFL, current US$ against 6.14 billion NFL, current US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) between Brazil and South Africa?
6.46 billion NFL, current US$, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png)?
Brazil ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 4th of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 2,314 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Bonds are securities issued with a fixed rate of interest for a period of more than one year. They include net flows through cross-border public and publicly guaranteed and private nonguaranteed bond issues. Data are in current U.S. dollars.