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

Samoa
57.9%
in 2021
South Africa
57.7%
in 2021
Samoa rank
68th
South Africa rank
69th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
020406080196519932021

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 57.9% against 57.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Africa ahead.

Samoa ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 69th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 11.7% 45.8% 34.1% South Africa
1990s 20.2% 53.2% 33.0% South Africa
2000s 32.4% 61.9% 29.5% South Africa
2010s 44.1% 61.4% 17.3% South Africa
2020s 57.1% 59.9% 2.7% 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, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at 57.9% against 57.7% in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Samoa and South Africa?
0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Samoa ranks 68th 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).