South Africa Domestic Credit to Private Sector

Current and historical domestic credit to private sector data for South Africa, including latest value (89.45), trend, international ranking, comparison and s
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-06 23:56:26
Economy Data Rating
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
62 / 100
Moderate risk
Fiscal stability 15.6 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 11.2 / 20
External stability 14 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.5 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.6 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1965–2024 19652024
1965 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Africa · domestic credit to the private sector as a percentage of gdp.

1965–2024
89.45 percent of GDP
89.71 percent of GDP
108.71 percent of GDP
21 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1965 1976 1987 1999 2010 2021 2024
domestic credit to private sector rate reference line

Countries by domestic credit to private sector

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Hong Kong 231.04
United States 201.22
Japan 194.61
China 194.17
Switzerland 170.39
South Korea 160.35
Thailand 147.09
Denmark 144.06

Interpretation

short note

This financial indicator helps assess monetary conditions, credit, rates or financial depth.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Egypt 27.57
Morocco 77.76
Nigeria 9.56
United States 201.22
China 194.17

Related indicators

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GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-06 23:56:26

South Africa Snapshot

country profile
Population 64.01 m
GDP 401.14 bn
Debt/GDP 79.45%
Inflation 4.36%
Unemployment 32.39%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Upper middle income

South Africa Domestic Credit to Private Sector: data context and use

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The selected indicator is Domestic Credit to Private Sector for South Africa. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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