South Africa: PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1994 it is up 181.96% from US$266 million in 1994 (3.64% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 10 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1.27 billion in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was US$905.12 million in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to South Africa in the 2023 ranking

• Algeria — 2nd of 3: −US$58,000
• Mongolia — 3rd of 3: −US$42.86 million

What this measures

Public and publicly guaranteed 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 20 values

PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$21.73 million (2024)
• Botswana — −US$4.44 million (2019)
• Burkina Faso — −US$923,000 (2017)
• Cameroon — US$5.14 million (2024)
• Central African Republic — −US$1.45 million (2024)
• Chad — −US$173.12 million (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$5.17 million (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — −US$403.16 million (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — −US$850,000 (2024)
• Ethiopia

More economic policy & debt data for South Africa

• Trade in services (% of GDP) — 9.32% (2025)
• Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 44.9% (2025)
• Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$20.32 billion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$126.24 billion (2025)
• Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) — 5.58% (2025)
• Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$104.47 billion (2025)
• Service imports (current US$, BoP) — US$21.77 billion (2025)
• Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$1.74 billion (2025)
• Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)

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Questions people ask

What is South Africa's PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$)?

US$750 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 181.96% from US$266 million in 1994 (3.64% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.54 billion in 1995 and the lowest −US$550.55 million in 2002.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PROP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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