Bangladesh vs South Africa: Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG)

Bangladesh
-225.84 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
South Africa
-281.27 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
88th
South Africa rank
89th

Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Africa
-5.0B05.0B197319982024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports -225.84 million NFL, current US$ against -281.27 million NFL, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 55.42 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th of 116 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -23.72 million NFL, current US$ -378.98 million NFL, current US$ 355.27 million NFL, current US$ Bangladesh
2000s 81.23 million NFL, current US$ -494.47 million NFL, current US$ 575.70 million NFL, current US$ Bangladesh
2010s 413.41 million NFL, current US$ 819.31 million NFL, current US$ 405.89 million NFL, current US$ South Africa
2020s 938.77 million NFL, current US$ -2.21 billion NFL, current US$ 3.14 billion NFL, current US$ Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png), Bangladesh or South Africa?
Bangladesh, at -225.84 million NFL, current US$ against -281.27 million NFL, current US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) between Bangladesh and South Africa?
55.42 million NFL, current US$, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png)?
Bangladesh ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 4,652 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).