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Household credit as a share of GDP in South Africa

Household credit as a share of GDP in South Africa was 33.7% of GDP in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is unchanged from Q1 2025. That is the 32nd highest of 43 countries in Q1 2026.

Q1 2026, % of GDP33.7 Estimated
Change on Q1 20250 pts
Rank32nd of 43Countries ranked
Series high44.4Q1 2008
Series low33.6Q3 2025
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Household credit as a share of GDP in South Africa, Q1 2008 to Q1 2026

32.53537.54042.5452008-Q12010-Q42013-Q32016-Q22019-Q12021-Q42026-Q12008-Q1: 44.4 % of GDP2008-Q2: 43.4 % of GDP2008-Q3: 42.6 % of GDP2008-Q4: 41.8 % of GDP2009-Q1: 41.5 % of GDP2009-Q2: 40.9 % of GDP2009-Q3: 40.9 % of GDP2009-Q4: 40.9 % of GDP2010-Q1: 40.7 % of GDP2010-Q2: 40.2 % of GDP2010-Q3: 40.5 % of GDP2010-Q4: 40 % of GDP2011-Q1: 39.9 % of GDP2011-Q2: 39.3 % of GDP2011-Q3: 38.6 % of GDP2011-Q4: 38.5 % of GDP2012-Q1: 38.8 % of GDP2012-Q2: 38.9 % of GDP2012-Q3: 39.1 % of GDP2012-Q4: 39.8 % of GDP2013-Q1: 39.8 % of GDP2013-Q2: 39.5 % of GDP2013-Q3: 39.2 % of GDP2013-Q4: 38.9 % of GDP2014-Q1: 39.1 % of GDP2014-Q2: 38.9 % of GDP2014-Q3: 38.5 % of GDP2014-Q4: 38.4 % of GDP2015-Q1: 38.1 % of GDP2015-Q2: 37.8 % of GDP2015-Q3: 37.6 % of GDP2015-Q4: 37.7 % of GDP2016-Q1: 37.6 % of GDP2016-Q2: 36.3 % of GDP2016-Q3: 35.8 % of GDP2016-Q4: 35.5 % of GDP2017-Q1: 35.2 % of GDP2017-Q2: 35 % of GDP2017-Q3: 34.7 % of GDP2017-Q4: 34.7 % of GDP2018-Q1: 34.8 % of GDP2018-Q2: 34.7 % of GDP2018-Q3: 34.5 % of GDP2018-Q4: 34.7 % of GDP2019-Q1: 34.9 % of GDP2019-Q2: 34.9 % of GDP2019-Q3: 34.9 % of GDP2019-Q4: 35.1 % of GDP2020-Q1: 35.2 % of GDP2020-Q2: 35.6 % of GDP2020-Q3: 36.1 % of GDP2020-Q4: 36.6 % of GDP2021-Q1: 36.7 % of GDP2021-Q2: 34.9 % of GDP2021-Q3: 34.4 % of GDP2021-Q4: 34.1 % of GDP2022-Q1: 34.1 % of GDP2022-Q2: 34.1 % of GDP2022-Q3: 33.9 % of GDP2022-Q4: 34.2 % of GDP2023-Q1: 34.3 % of GDP2023-Q2: 34.4 % of GDP2023-Q3: 34.3 % of GDP2023-Q4: 34.4 % of GDP2024-Q1: 34.4 % of GDP2024-Q2: 34 % of GDP2024-Q3: 33.9 % of GDP2024-Q4: 33.8 % of GDP2025-Q1: 33.7 % of GDP2025-Q2: 33.7 % of GDP2025-Q3: 33.6 % of GDP2025-Q4: 33.7 % of GDP2026-Q1: 33.7 % of GDP303540452008-Q12014-Q22020-Q32026-Q12008-Q1: 44.4 % of GDP2008-Q2: 43.4 % of GDP2008-Q3: 42.6 % of GDP2008-Q4: 41.8 % of GDP2009-Q1: 41.5 % of GDP2009-Q2: 40.9 % of GDP2009-Q3: 40.9 % of GDP2009-Q4: 40.9 % of GDP2010-Q1: 40.7 % of GDP2010-Q2: 40.2 % of GDP2010-Q3: 40.5 % of GDP2010-Q4: 40 % of GDP2011-Q1: 39.9 % of GDP2011-Q2: 39.3 % of GDP2011-Q3: 38.6 % of GDP2011-Q4: 38.5 % of GDP2012-Q1: 38.8 % of GDP2012-Q2: 38.9 % of GDP2012-Q3: 39.1 % of GDP2012-Q4: 39.8 % of GDP2013-Q1: 39.8 % of GDP2013-Q2: 39.5 % of GDP2013-Q3: 39.2 % of GDP2013-Q4: 38.9 % of GDP2014-Q1: 39.1 % of GDP2014-Q2: 38.9 % of GDP2014-Q3: 38.5 % of GDP2014-Q4: 38.4 % of GDP2015-Q1: 38.1 % of GDP2015-Q2: 37.8 % of GDP2015-Q3: 37.6 % of GDP2015-Q4: 37.7 % of GDP2016-Q1: 37.6 % of GDP2016-Q2: 36.3 % of GDP2016-Q3: 35.8 % of GDP2016-Q4: 35.5 % of GDP2017-Q1: 35.2 % of GDP2017-Q2: 35 % of GDP2017-Q3: 34.7 % of GDP2017-Q4: 34.7 % of GDP2018-Q1: 34.8 % of GDP2018-Q2: 34.7 % of GDP2018-Q3: 34.5 % of GDP2018-Q4: 34.7 % of GDP2019-Q1: 34.9 % of GDP2019-Q2: 34.9 % of GDP2019-Q3: 34.9 % of GDP2019-Q4: 35.1 % of GDP2020-Q1: 35.2 % of GDP2020-Q2: 35.6 % of GDP2020-Q3: 36.1 % of GDP2020-Q4: 36.6 % of GDP2021-Q1: 36.7 % of GDP2021-Q2: 34.9 % of GDP2021-Q3: 34.4 % of GDP2021-Q4: 34.1 % of GDP2022-Q1: 34.1 % of GDP2022-Q2: 34.1 % of GDP2022-Q3: 33.9 % of GDP2022-Q4: 34.2 % of GDP2023-Q1: 34.3 % of GDP2023-Q2: 34.4 % of GDP2023-Q3: 34.3 % of GDP2023-Q4: 34.4 % of GDP2024-Q1: 34.4 % of GDP2024-Q2: 34 % of GDP2024-Q3: 33.9 % of GDP2024-Q4: 33.8 % of GDP2025-Q1: 33.7 % of GDP2025-Q2: 33.7 % of GDP2025-Q3: 33.6 % of GDP2025-Q4: 33.7 % of GDP2026-Q1: 33.7 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: BIS, BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 73 values
Period% of GDP
2026-Q133.7 Estimated
2025-Q433.7 Estimated
2025-Q333.6 Estimated
2025-Q233.7 Estimated
2025-Q133.7 Estimated
2024-Q433.8 Estimated
2024-Q333.9 Estimated
2024-Q234 Estimated
2024-Q134.4 Estimated
2023-Q434.4 Estimated
2023-Q334.3 Estimated
2023-Q234.4 Estimated
2023-Q134.3 Estimated
2022-Q434.2 Estimated
2022-Q333.9 Estimated
2022-Q234.1 Estimated
2022-Q134.1 Estimated
2021-Q434.1 Estimated
2021-Q334.4 Estimated
2021-Q234.9 Estimated
2021-Q136.7 Estimated
2020-Q436.6 Estimated
2020-Q336.1 Estimated
2020-Q235.6 Estimated
2020-Q135.2 Estimated
2019-Q435.1 Estimated
2019-Q334.9 Estimated
2019-Q234.9 Estimated
2019-Q134.9 Estimated
2018-Q434.7 Estimated
2018-Q334.5 Estimated
2018-Q234.7 Estimated
2018-Q134.8 Estimated
2017-Q434.7 Estimated
2017-Q334.7 Estimated
2017-Q235 Estimated
2017-Q135.2 Estimated
2016-Q435.5 Estimated
2016-Q335.8 Estimated
2016-Q236.3 Estimated
2016-Q137.6 Estimated
2015-Q437.7 Estimated
2015-Q337.6 Estimated
2015-Q237.8 Estimated
2015-Q138.1 Estimated
2014-Q438.4 Estimated
2014-Q338.5 Estimated
2014-Q238.9 Estimated
2014-Q139.1 Estimated
2013-Q438.9 Estimated
2013-Q339.2 Estimated
2013-Q239.5 Estimated
2013-Q139.8 Estimated
2012-Q439.8 Estimated
2012-Q339.1 Estimated
2012-Q238.9 Estimated
2012-Q138.8 Estimated
2011-Q438.5 Estimated
2011-Q338.6 Estimated
2011-Q239.3 Estimated
2011-Q139.9 Estimated
2010-Q440 Estimated
2010-Q340.5 Estimated
2010-Q240.2 Estimated
2010-Q140.7 Estimated
2009-Q440.9 Estimated
2009-Q340.9 Estimated
2009-Q240.9 Estimated
2009-Q141.5 Estimated
2008-Q441.8 Estimated
2008-Q342.6 Estimated
2008-Q243.4 Estimated
2008-Q144.4 Estimated

South Africa compared with nearby places

Argentina: 5.6 % of GDPAustria: 41.3 % of GDPAustralia: 114.1 % of GDPBelgium: 56.8 % of GDPBrazil: 38 % of GDPCanada: 100 % of GDPSwitzerland: 127 % of GDPChile: 43.4 % of GDPChina: 57.5 % of GDPColombia: 25.72 % of GDPCzechia: 31.6 % of GDPGermany: 47.9 % of GDPDenmark: 82.5 % of GDPSpain: 42.5 % of GDPFinland: 61.7 % of GDPFrance: 59.1 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 72.6 % of GDPGreece: 37.5 % of GDPHong Kong: 88.9 % of GDPHungary: 18.7 % of GDPIndonesia: 15.2 % of GDPIreland: 26.3 % of GDPIsrael: 42.5 % of GDPIndia: 49.1 % of GDPItaly: 35.9 % of GDPJapan: 60.8 % of GDPSouth Korea: 85.1 % of GDPLuxembourg: 58.2 % of GDPMexico: 17.4 % of GDPMalaysia: 69.5 % of GDPNetherlands: 94.6 % of GDPNorway: 87.8 % of GDPNew Zealand: 91 % of GDPPoland: 22.1 % of GDPPortugal: 54.2 % of GDPRussia: 21 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 31.6 % of GDPSweden: 82.1 % of GDPSingapore: 44.1 % of GDPThailand: 86.7 % of GDPTürkiye: 10.1 % of GDPUnited States: 67.2 % of GDPSouth Africa: 33.7 % of GDP
  • Under 26
  • 26 to 38
  • 38 to 49
  • 49 to 62
  • 62 to 87
  • 87 and over
  • No data
Household credit as a share of GDP, Q1 2026, % of GDP. South Africa is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Bank for International Settlements. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Quarter-end gross core debt of households and NPISHs from all lender sectors, divided by nominal GDP over the latest four quarters, in percent.

BIS core debt: loans and debt securities, plus currency and deposits for government. Includes domestic and foreign lenders. Households include non-profit institutions serving households; corporations include public and private non-financial corporations. Gross debt: financial assets are not deducted. Private sectors are unconsolidated; government is consolidated. Market valuation follows national sources; US private debt securities use face value. BIS break adjustments and some historical estimates are retained. Unlike World Bank domestic private credit, it excludes trade credit and covers all lender sectors. Not seasonally adjusted.

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Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H.A.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Bank for International Settlements. (n.d.). BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp (Household credit as a share of GDP, South Africa, 2008-Q1 to 2026-Q1) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H.A.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1

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BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp, Household credit as a share of GDP, South Africa, 2008-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Bank for International Settlements, https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H.A.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-credit-gdp/south-africa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Bank for International Settlements. n.d. BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp. Household credit as a share of GDP, South Africa, 2008-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H.A.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-credit-gdp/south-africa.

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Bank for International Settlements (no date) BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp, Household credit as a share of GDP, South Africa, 2008-Q1 to 2026-Q1 [Dataset]. Available at: https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H.A.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-credit-gdp/south-africa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bank_household_credit_as_a_2026,
  author = {{Bank for International Settlements}},
  title = {{BIS WS\_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp: Household credit as a share of GDP, South Africa, 2008-Q1 to 2026-Q1}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H.A.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-credit-gdp/south-africa. Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS\_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS\_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H.A.M.770.A?format=csv\&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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UR  - https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H.A.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/household-credit-gdp/south-africa
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-credit-gdp/south-africa.
N1  - Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.H.A.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the household credit as a share of GDP in South Africa?

Household credit as a share of GDP in South Africa was 33.7% of GDP in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is unchanged from Q1 2025. That is the 32nd highest of 43 countries in Q1 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Bank for International Settlements. BIS WS_TC: H.A.M.770.A, quarterly, household credit gdp. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest household credit as a share of GDP in South Africa?

44.4% of GDP in Q1 2008, the highest value since Q1 2008 in this series.

Household credit as a share of GDP in other countries

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