South Africa - Credit Score Trends and Non-Performing Loan Ratios 4.54
IMF Financial Soundness Indicators · updated 2026-10-03 · 155 economies tracked
Global rank
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Ranking Race — Credit Score Trends and Non-Performing Loan Ratios
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #22 to #37 (overtook Zambia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for South Africa ↓Key Events — South Africa
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2009Global crisis recession curatedFirst recession in 17 years.
2010Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2015Credit rating downgrades curatedFiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.
2018Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedDeepest contraction in a century.
2023Overtook Zambia in global rank auto
2024Overtook Namibia in global rank auto
Credit Score Trends and Non-Performing Loan Ratios, 2008-2024
IMF Financial Soundness Indicators · % of gross loans · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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