{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"za-financial-system-deposits-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-financial-system-deposits-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-financial-system-deposits-gdp/","title":"South Africa Financial System Deposits (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"South Africa's Financial System Deposits (% of GDP): 59.2 % of GDP in 2025, +1.7pp YoY. 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Deposit depth measures the liability-side of financial development. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}