Jamaica vs South Africa: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time
- Jamaica
- South Africa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 58.1% against 57.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Jamaica ranks 67th and South Africa ranks 69th of 187 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 40.4% | 21.0% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 26.0% | 42.4% | 16.4% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 44.7% | 16.2% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 53.2% | 30.7% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 61.9% | 39.7% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 61.4% | 28.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 59.9% | 2.9% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Jamaica or South Africa?
- Jamaica, at 58.1% against 57.7% in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Jamaica and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 67th 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
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).