# Domestic credit to the private sector in South Africa

Domestic credit to the private sector in South Africa was 89.4% of GDP in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `private_sector_credit_gdp`
- Place id: `za`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Financial corporations' claims on the private sector, including loans, non-equity securities and trade credit, as a percentage of GDP. Some countries include credit to public enterprises.
- Note: Can include central banks, deposit banks and other financial corporations, so it is not a bank-loans-only measure. A published zero is valid. The latest year varies by country.
- Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/south-africa
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=private_sector_credit_gdp&place=za

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 89.4 |
| 2023 | 89.7 |
| 2022 | 91.6 |
| 2021 | 93.2 |
| 2020 | 109.1 |
| 2019 | 117.2 |
| 2018 | 118.4 |
| 2017 | 127 |
| 2016 | 124.4 |
| 2015 | 127.2 |
| 2014 | 128.8 |
| 2013 | 127 |
| 2012 | 125.2 |
| 2011 | 119 |
| 2010 | 124.1 |
| 2009 | 121.1 |
| 2008 | 126 |
| 2007 | 142.4 |
| 2006 | 139 |
| 2005 | 122.3 |
| 2004 | 112.8 |
| 2003 | 102.8 |
| 2002 | 97.3 |
| 2001 | 121.1 |
| 2000 | 117.1 |
| 1999 | 118.2 |
| 1998 | 103.7 |
| 1997 | 102.4 |
| 1996 | 105.5 |
| 1995 | 105 |
| 1994 | 101.1 |
| 1993 | 95.8 |
| 1992 | 91 |
| 1990 | 71.9 |