Greece vs South Africa: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Greece
56.8%
in 2021
South Africa
57.7%
in 2021
Greece rank
71st
South Africa rank
69th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Greece
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 57.7% against 56.8% in Greece, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Greece ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 69th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 13.7% 40.4% 26.7% South Africa
1970s 22.2% 42.4% 20.2% South Africa
1980s 35.9% 44.7% 8.8% South Africa
1990s 29.3% 52.4% 23.1% South Africa
2000s 70.2% 62.0% 8.2% Greece
2010s 107.9% 61.4% 46.5% Greece
2020s 69.4% 59.9% 9.6% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Greece or South Africa?
South Africa, at 57.7% against 56.8% in Greece as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Greece and South Africa?
0.9%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2021.
How do Greece and South Africa rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Greece ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 69th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).