Lower middle income vs South Africa: PPG, private creditors

Lower middle income
34.29 billion NFL, US$
in 2024
South Africa
6.52 billion NFL, US$
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
5th
South Africa rank
6th

PPG, private creditors over time

  • Lower middle income
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 34.29 billion NFL, US$ against 6.52 billion NFL, US$ in South Africa, a difference of 27.77 billion NFL, US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 5.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 6th of 12 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.19 billion NFL, US$ 2.26 billion NFL, US$ 68.17 million NFL, US$ South Africa
2000s 3.63 billion NFL, US$ 621.65 million NFL, US$ 3.01 billion NFL, US$ Lower middle income
2010s 28.93 billion NFL, US$ 7.00 billion NFL, US$ 21.93 billion NFL, US$ Lower middle income
2020s 19.74 billion NFL, US$ -2.02 billion NFL, US$ 21.76 billion NFL, US$ Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, private creditors, Lower middle income or South Africa?
Lower middle income, at 34.29 billion NFL, US$ against 6.52 billion NFL, US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in ppg, private creditors between Lower middle income and South Africa?
27.77 billion NFL, US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and South Africa rank globally for ppg, private creditors?
Lower middle income ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 6th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, private creditors (NFL, US$). 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
131 places, 5,481 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.