Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in South Africa
South Africa: Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding was 6.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in South Africa, 2001–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in South Africa stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in South Africa peaked at 15.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 15th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.0% | — |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.9% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 7.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in South Africa?
- Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in South Africa was 6.0% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding?
- South Africa ranks 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic nonfinancial corporate bonds and notes outstanding (BIS Table 16B) to total amount of domestic bonds and notes outstanding, both corporate and noncorporate (BIS Table 16A).