Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs South Africa: PPG, private creditors

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
11.29 billion NFL, US$
in 2024
South Africa
6.52 billion NFL, US$
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
9th
South Africa rank
6th

PPG, private creditors over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 11.29 billion NFL, US$ against 6.52 billion NFL, US$ in South Africa, a difference of 4.77 billion NFL, US$.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 12 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.47 billion NFL, US$ 2.26 billion NFL, US$ 212.07 million NFL, US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 2.35 billion NFL, US$ 621.65 million NFL, US$ 1.73 billion NFL, US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 9.73 billion NFL, US$ 7.00 billion NFL, US$ 2.72 billion NFL, US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 9.03 billion NFL, US$ -2.02 billion NFL, US$ 11.05 billion NFL, US$ Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, private creditors, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or South Africa?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 11.29 billion NFL, US$ against 6.52 billion NFL, US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in ppg, private creditors between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Africa?
4.77 billion NFL, US$, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for ppg, private creditors?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$)
Unit
NFL, US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
132 places, 5,492 data points, 1970–2024
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.