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

South Africa
57.7%
in 2021
Vanuatu
58.8%
in 2021
South Africa rank
69th
Vanuatu rank
66th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • South Africa
  • Vanuatu
020406080196519932021

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 58.8% against 57.7% in South Africa, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1979 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 69th and Vanuatu ranks 66th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 40.2% 30.2% 9.9% South Africa
1980s 44.7% 29.8% 14.9% South Africa
1990s 53.2% 33.4% 19.8% South Africa
2000s 61.9% 42.4% 19.5% South Africa
2010s 61.4% 68.2% 6.7% Vanuatu
2020s 59.9% 60.3% 0.4% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, South Africa or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 58.8% against 57.7% in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between South Africa and Vanuatu?
1.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Vanuatu?
42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do South Africa and Vanuatu rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
South Africa ranks 69th and Vanuatu ranks 66th 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).