Namibia vs South Africa: Other domestic borrowing

Namibia
8.14 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
21.00 billion current LCU
in 2008
Namibia rank
14th
South Africa rank
11th

Other domestic borrowing over time

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 21.00 billion current LCU against 8.14 billion current LCU in Namibia, a difference of 12.86 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.6 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Africa ahead.

Namibia ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 11th of 50 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU 17.40 billion current LCU 17.40 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 111.19 million current LCU 9.57 billion current LCU 9.46 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s -428.11 million current LCU 19.86 billion current LCU 20.29 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other domestic borrowing, Namibia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 21.00 billion current LCU against 8.14 billion current LCU in Namibia as of 2008.
What is the difference in other domestic borrowing between Namibia and South Africa?
12.86 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2008.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for other domestic borrowing?
Namibia ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 11th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Other domestic borrowing (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Other domestic borrowing (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,351 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Domestic financing (obtained from residents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other than those for currency issues or demand, time, or savings deposits with government--or claims on others held by government and changes in government holdings of cash and deposits. Government guarantees of the debt of others are excluded. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.