South Africa | Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. Development relevance: Both banking and financial systems enhance growth, the main factor in poverty reduction. At low levels of economic development commercial banks tend to dominate the financial system, while at higher levels domestic stock markets tend to become more active and efficient. The size and mobility of international capital flows make it increasingly important to monitor the strength of financial systems. Robust financial systems can increase economic activity and welfare, but instability can disrupt financial activity and impose widespread costs on the economy. Limitations and exceptions: In a few countries governments may hold international reserves as deposits in the banking system rather than in the central bank. Since claims on the central government are a net item (claims on the central government minus central government deposits), the figure may be negative, resulting in a negative figure for domestic credit provided by the banking sector. Statistical concept and methodology: Domestic credit provided by the financial sector as a share of GDP measures banking sector depth and financial sector development in terms of size. The data on domestic credit provided by the financial sector are taken from the financial corporations survey (line 52) of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics or, when unavailable, from its depository corporations survey (line 32). The financial sector includes monetary authorities (the central bank) and deposit money banks, as well as other financial institutions where data are available (including institutions that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other banking institutions are savings and mortgage loan institutions, finance companies, development banks, and building and loan associations.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of South Africa
Records
63
Source
South Africa | Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
75.57900375 1965
72.18155847 1966
70.95743739 1967
72.08796599 1968
72.77499091 1969
74.77665611 1970
76.84125657 1971
76.45097103 1972
75.33141273 1973
71.4737048 1974
75.38922156 1975
75.11835229 1976
76.28780191 1977
75.66784027 1978
75.24302939 1979
68.77995893 1980
73.06830277 1981
73.97465586 1982
77.57615622 1983
79.82540912 1984
85.98350956 1985
84.60228018 1986
83.0802086 1987
83.73187302 1988
83.10282468 1989
86.91202814 1990
1991
106.38698156 1992
114.31273062 1993
119.86384727 1994
122.79835945 1995
122.92407947 1996
121.48741051 1997
122.12520013 1998
134.7664712 1999
133.49718414 2000
157.30478459 2001
137.01114482 2002
141.67509125 2003
149.3741212 2004
157.68201085 2005
170.52950698 2006
171.42141883 2007
150.76917906 2008
152.96653024 2009
152.80498964 2010
144.13640623 2011
152.51051309 2012
152.6406546 2013
156.043254 2014
150.18448878 2015
150.62859676 2016
153.86817075 2017
145.58129309 2018
145.39245504 2019
140.13928785 2020
121.98181751 2021
119.50290095 2022
South Africa | Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. Development relevance: Both banking and financial systems enhance growth, the main factor in poverty reduction. At low levels of economic development commercial banks tend to dominate the financial system, while at higher levels domestic stock markets tend to become more active and efficient. The size and mobility of international capital flows make it increasingly important to monitor the strength of financial systems. Robust financial systems can increase economic activity and welfare, but instability can disrupt financial activity and impose widespread costs on the economy. Limitations and exceptions: In a few countries governments may hold international reserves as deposits in the banking system rather than in the central bank. Since claims on the central government are a net item (claims on the central government minus central government deposits), the figure may be negative, resulting in a negative figure for domestic credit provided by the banking sector. Statistical concept and methodology: Domestic credit provided by the financial sector as a share of GDP measures banking sector depth and financial sector development in terms of size. The data on domestic credit provided by the financial sector are taken from the financial corporations survey (line 52) of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics or, when unavailable, from its depository corporations survey (line 32). The financial sector includes monetary authorities (the central bank) and deposit money banks, as well as other financial institutions where data are available (including institutions that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other banking institutions are savings and mortgage loan institutions, finance companies, development banks, and building and loan associations.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of South Africa
Records
63
Source