Bank noninterest income to total income in South Africa
South Africa: Bank noninterest income to total income was 40.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank noninterest income to total income in South Africa, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank noninterest income to total income in South Africa stood at 40.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank noninterest income to total income in South Africa peaked at 50.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2000.
South Africa ranks 65th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank noninterest income to total income in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.9% | — |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +42.0% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | -1.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 40.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 40.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.7%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank noninterest income to total income in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +42.0% | 34.5% | 49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 31.9% | 50.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 42.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.9% | 41.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More financial sector data for South Africa
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 10.08 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0607 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank noninterest income to total income in South Africa?
- Bank noninterest income to total income in South Africa was 40.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank noninterest income to total income recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank noninterest income to total income recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for bank noninterest income to total income?
- South Africa ranks 65th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank noninterest income to total income rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank noninterest income to total income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2085 / (data2080 + data2085). Number is only calculated when net-interest income is not negative. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.