South Africa (2025)
59.2
% of GDP
+1.7pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.7pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

South Africa Financial System Deposits (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 59.2 +1.7pp
2024 57.5 unchanged
2023 57.5 -0.8pp
2022 58.3 +0.4pp
2021 57.9 -4pp
2020 61.9 +1.7pp
2019 60.2 +0.5pp
2018 59.7 -0.4pp
2017 60.1 -0.9pp
2016 61 -1.5pp
2015 62.5 +0.8pp
2014 61.7 +0.1pp
2013 61.6 -1pp
2012 62.6 +1.2pp
2011 61.4 -1.9pp
2010 63.3 -3.6pp
2009 66.9 -2.7pp
2008 69.6 -0.8pp
2007 70.4 +4.6pp
2006 65.8 +7pp

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded 59.2 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +1.7pp. Across 1975–2025 the series ranges from 38.5 in 1980 to 70.4 in 2007.

This page tracks total deposits in the financial system (banks + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in South Africa from 1990 to present. Deposit depth measures the liability-side of financial development.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total deposits in the financial system (banks + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in South Africa from 1990 to present. Deposit depth measures the liability-side of financial development. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 70.4 % of GDP in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 38.5 in 1980. The latest reading of 59.2 in 2025 represents a change of +1.7pp.