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South Africa - Account Ownership (% age 15+) 81.1

World Bank Global Findex · updated 2026-10-03 · 167 economies tracked

Latest value

81.1 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 167 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 2011

1.51×

Ranking Race — Account Ownership (% age 15+)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#61201120212024#58#612014 overtook Türkiye2021 overtook Kuwait
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Real annual global ranks, 2011 - 2024. South Africa climbed from #58 to #61 (overtook Türkiye). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Africa ↓

Key Events — South Africa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2014
Overtook Türkiye in global rank auto
2015
Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

2021
Overtook Kuwait in global rank auto

Account Ownership (% age 15+), 2011-2024

World Bank Global Findex · % age 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20112021202453.664.274.885.4
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