Broad money as a share of GDP rose 10.5% to 0.741% in South Africa in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, broad money as a share of GDP in South Africa reached an all time high of 0.741% in 2020 and an all time low of 0.415% in 1993. When compared to South Africa's main peers, broad money as a share of GDP in Botswana amounted to 0.525%, 0.389% in Lesotho, 0.716% in Namibia and 0.323% in Swaziland in 2020.
South Africa has been ranked 48th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of broad money as a share of GDP, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Broad Money (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Angola | % | 0.357% | 0.409% | 0.392% | 0.322% | 0.306% | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | % | 0.402% | 0.488% | 0.429% | 0.435% | 0.452% | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | 0.340% | 0.337% | 0.310% | 0.394% | 0.397% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 0.476% | 0.523% | 0.488% | 0.459% | 0.466% | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | % | 0.552% | 0.556% | 0.546% | 0.572% | 0.576% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 0.652% | 0.673% | 0.663% | 0.661% | 0.663% | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | 0.242% | 0.255% | 0.298% | 0.296% | 0.292% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 0.209% | 0.258% | 0.206% | 0.220% | 0.229% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | 0.225% | 0.237% | 0.274% | 0.355% | 0.144% |