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  • Central government debt, total > Current LCU: Central government debt, total (current LCU). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • Central government debt, total > Current LCU per capita: Central government debt, total (current LCU). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • External: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.
  • External > Per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • External per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP: Gross government debt as % of GDP (IMF).

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  • Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
  • Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP: Public debt as % of GDP (CIA).

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  • Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments (current LCU). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
  • Interest rates > Central bank discount rate: Compares the annualized interest rate set by centrals banks over loans requested by commercial banks to meet temporary shortages of funds. Through these loans, central banks can influence the commercial banks' interest rates as a tool of monetary policy. Usually their interest rates are lower than the ones offered by commercial banks, which lend it at a higher rate to make their profit.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU: Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current local currency.
  • Net domestic credit > Current LCU: Net domestic credit (current LCU). Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32). Data are in current local currency.
  • Net foreign assets > Current LCU: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.
  • Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million: Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 10=strong). Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults: Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults). Automated teller machines are computerized telecommunications devices that provide clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public place.
  • Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP per million people: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • External debt stocks per capita: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • External > Per $ GDP: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Interest payments on external debt, long-term > INT, current US$ per capita: Interest payments on external debt, long-term (INT, current US$). Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$: Net current transfers from abroad (current US$). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Net domestic credit > Current LCU per capita: Net domestic credit (current LCU). Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU per capita: Net current transfers from abroad (constant LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Interest payments > Current LCU per capita: Interest payments (current LCU). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high: Credit depth of information index (0=low to 6=high). Credit depth of information index measures rules affecting the scope, accessibility, and quality of credit information available through public or private credit registries. The index ranges from 0 to 6, with higher values indicating the availability of more credit information, from either a public registry or a private bureau, to facilitate lending decisions.
  • Net official flows from UN agencies, UNAIDS > Current US$, % of GDP: Net official flows from UN agencies, UNAIDS (current US$). Net official flows from UN agencies are the net disbursements of total official flows from the UN agencies. Total official flows are the sum of Official Development Assistance (ODA) or official aid and Other Official Flows (OOF) and represent the total disbursements by the official sector at large to the recipient country. Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. OOF are transactions by the official sector whose main objective is other than development-motivated, or, if development-motivated, whose grant element is below the 25 per cent threshold which would make them eligible to be recorded as ODA. The main classes of transactions included here are official export credits, official sector equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization undertaken by the official sector at nonconcessional terms (irrespective of the nature or the identity of the original creditor). UN agencies are United Nations and include the United Nations Childrenu2019s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), United Nations Regular Programme for Technical Assistance (UNTA), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Fund for Agriculxadtural Development (IFAD), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Population Fund (UNPD), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), World Food Programme (WFP), and World Health Organization (WHO). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Net official flows from UN agencies, WHO > Current US$ per 1000: Net official flows from UN agencies, WHO (current US$). Net official flows from UN agencies are the net disbursements of total official flows from the UN agencies. Total official flows are the sum of Official Development Assistance (ODA) or official aid and Other Official Flows (OOF) and represent the total disbursements by the official sector at large to the recipient country. Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. OOF are transactions by the official sector whose main objective is other than development-motivated, or, if development-motivated, whose grant element is below the 25 per cent threshold which would make them eligible to be recorded as ODA. The main classes of transactions included here are official export credits, official sector equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization undertaken by the official sector at non-concessional terms (irrespective of the nature or the identity of the original creditor). UN agencies are United Nations includes the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Food Programme (WFP), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and United Nations Regular Programme for Technical Assistance (UNTA). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Government debt > Net government debt as % of GDP: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
  • Interest payments on external debt, long-term > INT, current US$: Interest payments on external debt, long-term (INT, current US$). Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Profit remittances on FDI > Current US$: Profit remittances on FDI (current US$). Primary income on foreign direct investment covers payments of direct investment income (debit side), which consist of income on equity (dividends, branch profits, and reinvested earnings) and income on the intercompany debt (interest). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Interest payments on external debt, total > INT, current US$: Interest payments on external debt, total (INT, current US$). Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • IMF charges > INT, current US$: IMF charges (INT, current US$). IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million: Credit depth of information index (0=low to 6=high). Credit depth of information index measures rules affecting the scope, accessibility, and quality of credit information available through public or private credit registries. The index ranges from 0 to 6, with higher values indicating the availability of more credit information, from either a public registry or a private bureau, to facilitate lending decisions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net official flows from UN agencies, UNAIDS > Current US$ per 1000: Net official flows from UN agencies, UNAIDS (current US$). Net official flows from UN agencies are the net disbursements of total official flows from the UN agencies. Total official flows are the sum of Official Development Assistance (ODA) or official aid and Other Official Flows (OOF) and represent the total disbursements by the official sector at large to the recipient country. Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. OOF are transactions by the official sector whose main objective is other than development-motivated, or, if development-motivated, whose grant element is below the 25 per cent threshold which would make them eligible to be recorded as ODA. The main classes of transactions included here are official export credits, official sector equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization undertaken by the official sector at nonconcessional terms (irrespective of the nature or the identity of the original creditor). UN agencies are United Nations and include the United Nations Childrenu2019s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), United Nations Regular Programme for Technical Assistance (UNTA), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Fund for Agriculxadtural Development (IFAD), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Population Fund (UNPD), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), World Food Programme (WFP), and World Health Organization (WHO). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU: Net current transfers from abroad (constant LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in constant local currency.
  • External debt stocks: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$).
  • Banks > Risk premium on lending > Prime rate minus treasury bill rate, %: Risk premium on lending (prime rate minus treasury bill rate, %). Risk premium on lending is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the "risk free" treasury bill interest rate at which short-term government securities are issued or traded in the market. In some countries this spread may be negative, indicating that the market considers its best corporate clients to be lower risk than the government. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.
  • External debt stocks, % of GDP: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Profit remittances on FDI > Current US$, % of GDP: Profit remittances on FDI (current US$). Primary income on foreign direct investment covers payments of direct investment income (debit side), which consist of income on equity (dividends, branch profits, and reinvested earnings) and income on the intercompany debt (interest). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • IMF charges > INT, current US$ per 1000: IMF charges (INT, current US$). IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • IMF charges > INT, current US$, % of GDP: IMF charges (INT, current US$). IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Government debt > Gross government debt as % of GDP: Gross government debt as % of GDP (IMF).

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  • Profit remittances on FDI > Current US$ per capita: Profit remittances on FDI (current US$). Primary income on foreign direct investment covers payments of direct investment income (debit side), which consist of income on equity (dividends, branch profits, and reinvested earnings) and income on the intercompany debt (interest). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$ per capita: Net current transfers from abroad (current US$). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Claims on private sector > Annual growth as % of broad money: Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money). Claims on private sector (IFS line 32D..ZK or 32D..ZF) include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere.
  • Cash surplus/deficit > Current LCU: Cash surplus/deficit (current LCU). Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).
  • Cash surplus/deficit > % of GDP: Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP). Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).
  • Central government debt, total > % of GDP: Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • Net official flows from UN agencies, WHO > Current US$: Net official flows from UN agencies, WHO (current US$). Net official flows from UN agencies are the net disbursements of total official flows from the UN agencies. Total official flows are the sum of Official Development Assistance (ODA) or official aid and Other Official Flows (OOF) and represent the total disbursements by the official sector at large to the recipient country. Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. OOF are transactions by the official sector whose main objective is other than development-motivated, or, if development-motivated, whose grant element is below the 25 per cent threshold which would make them eligible to be recorded as ODA. The main classes of transactions included here are official export credits, official sector equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization undertaken by the official sector at non-concessional terms (irrespective of the nature or the identity of the original creditor). UN agencies are United Nations includes the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Food Programme (WFP), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and United Nations Regular Programme for Technical Assistance (UNTA). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Public credit registry coverage > % of adults: Public credit registry coverage (% of adults). Public credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a public credit registry with current information on repayment history, unpaid debts, or credit outstanding. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.
  • Interest payments on external debt, total > INT, current US$, % of GDP: Interest payments on external debt, total (INT, current US$). Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net current transfers from abroad (current US$). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • External, % of GDP: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Interest payments on external debt, total > INT, current US$ per capita: Interest payments on external debt, total (INT, current US$). Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net official flows from UN agencies, WHO > Current US$, % of GDP: Net official flows from UN agencies, WHO (current US$). Net official flows from UN agencies are the net disbursements of total official flows from the UN agencies. Total official flows are the sum of Official Development Assistance (ODA) or official aid and Other Official Flows (OOF) and represent the total disbursements by the official sector at large to the recipient country. Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. OOF are transactions by the official sector whose main objective is other than development-motivated, or, if development-motivated, whose grant element is below the 25 per cent threshold which would make them eligible to be recorded as ODA. The main classes of transactions included here are official export credits, official sector equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization undertaken by the official sector at non-concessional terms (irrespective of the nature or the identity of the original creditor). UN agencies are United Nations includes the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Food Programme (WFP), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and United Nations Regular Programme for Technical Assistance (UNTA). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Banks > Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans > %: Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%). Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans are the value of nonperforming loans divided by the total value of the loan portfolio (including nonperforming loans before the deduction of specific loan-loss provisions). The loan amount recorded as nonperforming should be the gross value of the loan as recorded on the balance sheet, not just the amount that is overdue.
  • Banks > Commercial bank branches > Per 100,000 adults: Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.
  • Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio > %: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions.
  • Total reserves > % of total external debt: Total reserves (% of total external debt). International reserves to total external debt stocks.
  • Banks > Deposit interest rate > %: Deposit interest rate (%). Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.
  • Banks > Lending interest rate > %: Lending interest rate (%). Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.
  • Banks > Real interest rate > %: Real interest rate (%). Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.
  • Claims on central government, etc. > % GDP: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Claims on central government (IFS line 52AN or 32AN) include loans to central government institutions net of deposits.
  • Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong: Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 10=strong). Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit.
  • Interest payments > % of expense: Interest payments (% of expense). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
  • Government debt > Net government debt as % of GDP per million people: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Interest payments on external debt, long-term > INT, current US$, % of GDP: Interest payments on external debt, long-term (INT, current US$). Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Government debt > Public debt as % of GDP: Public debt as % of GDP (CIA).

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  • Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy > Annual growth as % of broad money: Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money). Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32S..ZK) include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds.
  • Banks > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate, %: Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %). Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.
  • Net official flows from UN agencies, UNAIDS > Current US$: Net official flows from UN agencies, UNAIDS (current US$). Net official flows from UN agencies are the net disbursements of total official flows from the UN agencies. Total official flows are the sum of Official Development Assistance (ODA) or official aid and Other Official Flows (OOF) and represent the total disbursements by the official sector at large to the recipient country. Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. OOF are transactions by the official sector whose main objective is other than development-motivated, or, if development-motivated, whose grant element is below the 25 per cent threshold which would make them eligible to be recorded as ODA. The main classes of transactions included here are official export credits, official sector equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization undertaken by the official sector at nonconcessional terms (irrespective of the nature or the identity of the original creditor). UN agencies are United Nations and include the United Nations Childrenu2019s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), United Nations Regular Programme for Technical Assistance (UNTA), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Fund for Agriculxadtural Development (IFAD), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Population Fund (UNPD), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), World Food Programme (WFP), and World Health Organization (WHO). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU per capita: Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Private credit bureau coverage > % of adults: Private credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Private credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals or firms listed by a private credit bureau with current information on repayment history, unpaid debts, or credit outstanding. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.
  • Interest payments > % of revenue: Interest payments (% of revenue). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
  • Interest payments on external debt > % of GNI: Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). Total interest payments to gross national income.
  • Cash surplus/deficit > Current LCU per million: Cash surplus/deficit (current LCU). Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT South Africa Zambia HISTORY
Central government debt, total > Current LCU 417.45 billion
Ranked 19th.
10.62 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than South Africa

Central government debt, total > Current LCU per capita 9,487.59
Ranked 35th.
1.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 117 times more than South Africa

External $130.40 billion
Ranked 41st. 23 times more than Zambia
$5.62 billion
Ranked 114th.

External > Per capita $1,472.80 per capita
Ranked 66th. 7 times more than Zambia
$226.18 per capita
Ranked 111th.

External per capita $1,342.80
Ranked 67th. 6 times more than Zambia
$214.38
Ranked 112th.

Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP 42.28 IMF
Ranked 90th. 57% more than Zambia
26.88 IMF
Ranked 137th.
Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP 35.56 IMF
Ranked 46th. 51% more than Zambia
23.52 IMF
Ranked 69th.
Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP 43.3 CIA
Ranked 82nd. 39% more than Zambia
31.2 CIA
Ranked 111th.
Interest payments > Current LCU 76.88 billion
Ranked 26th.
1.37 trillion
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than South Africa

Interest rates > Central bank discount rate 5%
Ranked 69th.
11.73%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than South Africa
Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU -31,369,198,531.971
Ranked 122nd.
2.36 trillion
Ranked 9th.

Net domestic credit > Current LCU 2.54 trillion
Ranked 41st.
19.74 trillion
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than South Africa

Net foreign assets > Current LCU 503.55 billion
Ranked 55th.
12.01 trillion
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than South Africa

Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita 9,836.93
Ranked 95th.
853,543.05
Ranked 15th. 87 times more than South Africa

Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million 0.137
Ranked 150th.
0.639
Ranked 94th. 5 times more than South Africa

Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults 59.93
Ranked 40th. 7 times more than Zambia
8.58
Ranked 128th.

Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP per million people 0.732 IMF
Ranked 66th.
1.65 IMF
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than South Africa
External debt stocks per capita $2,243.90
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Zambia
$319.78
Ranked 89th.

External > Per $ GDP $124.87 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 113th.
$230.40 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 97th. 85% more than South Africa

Interest payments on external debt, long-term > INT, current US$ per capita $62.46
Ranked 31st. 15 times more than Zambia
$4.18
Ranked 84th.

Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$ $-3,820,867,040.88
Ranked 120th.
$458.56 million
Ranked 66th.

Net domestic credit > Current LCU per capita 49,532.48
Ranked 78th.
1.4 million
Ranked 15th. 28 times more than South Africa

Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU per capita -397.938
Ranked 81st.
20,012.37
Ranked 19th.

Interest payments > Current LCU per capita 1,519.84
Ranked 42nd.
103,566.12
Ranked 7th. 68 times more than South Africa

Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high 6
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Zambia
5
Ranked 36th.

Net official flows from UN agencies, UNAIDS > Current US$, % of GDP 0.000737%
Ranked 65th.
0.00713%
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than South Africa

Net official flows from UN agencies, WHO > Current US$ per 1000 $24.51
Ranked 92nd.
$110.02
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than South Africa
Government debt > Net government debt as % of GDP 35.56 IMF
Ranked 46th. 51% more than Zambia
23.52 IMF
Ranked 69th.
Interest payments on external debt, long-term > INT, current US$ $2.02 billion
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than Zambia
$117.52 million
Ranked 59th.

Profit remittances on FDI > Current US$ $8.14 billion
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Zambia
$1.03 billion
Ranked 36th.

Interest payments on external debt, total > INT, current US$ $4.08 billion
Ranked 12th. 64 times more than Zambia
$63.74 million
Ranked 72nd.

IMF charges > INT, current US$ $818,000.00
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Zambia
$215,000.00
Ranked 43th.

Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million 0.117
Ranked 106th.
0.355
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than South Africa

Net official flows from UN agencies, UNAIDS > Current US$ per 1000 $58.51
Ranked 37th.
$100.49
Ranked 22nd. 72% more than South Africa

Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU -20,370,186,813.799
Ranked 83th.
272.84 billion
Ranked 16th.

External debt stocks $113.51 billion
Ranked 12th. 26 times more than Zambia
$4.36 billion
Ranked 72nd.

Banks > Risk premium on lending > Prime rate minus treasury bill rate, % 3.46%
Ranked 48th. 71% more than Zambia
2.02%
Ranked 64th.

External debt stocks, % of GDP $28.25
Ranked 72nd. 24% more than Zambia
$22.70
Ranked 95th.

Profit remittances on FDI > Current US$, % of GDP 2.12%
Ranked 43th.
4.99%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than South Africa

IMF charges > INT, current US$ per 1000 $15.98
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Zambia
$15.28
Ranked 45th.

IMF charges > INT, current US$, % of GDP 0.000213%
Ranked 91st.
0.00104%
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than South Africa

Government debt > Gross government debt as % of GDP 42.28 IMF
Ranked 90th. 57% more than Zambia
26.88 IMF
Ranked 137th.
Profit remittances on FDI > Current US$ per capita $159.10
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Zambia
$73.36
Ranked 45th.

Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$ per capita $-74.64
Ranked 108th.
$32.58
Ranked 83th.

Claims on private sector > Annual growth as % of broad money 8.42%
Ranked 68th.
19.5%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa

Cash surplus/deficit > Current LCU -129,019,000,000
Ranked 86th.
-1,161,442,604,889.9
Ranked 102nd. 9 times more than South Africa

Cash surplus/deficit > % of GDP -4.422%
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Zambia
-1.495%
Ranked 34th.

Central government debt, total > % of GDP 45.27%
Ranked 34th.
176.2%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Africa

Net official flows from UN agencies, WHO > Current US$ $1.24 million
Ranked 38th.
$1.50 million
Ranked 27th. 21% more than South Africa
Public credit registry coverage > % of adults 0.0
Ranked 117th.
0.0
Ranked 101st.

Interest payments on external debt, total > INT, current US$, % of GDP 1.06%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Zambia
0.308%
Ranked 87th.

Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -0.994%
Ranked 113th.
2.22%
Ranked 72nd.

External, % of GDP 22.64%
Ranked 95th. 1% more than Zambia
22.49%
Ranked 96th.

Interest payments on external debt, total > INT, current US$ per capita $79.64
Ranked 28th. 18 times more than Zambia
$4.53
Ranked 85th.

Net official flows from UN agencies, WHO > Current US$, % of GDP 0.000309%
Ranked 93th.
0.00781%
Ranked 53th. 25 times more than South Africa
Banks > Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans > % 4.6%
Ranked 28th.
11.4%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than South Africa

Banks > Commercial bank branches > Per 100,000 adults 10.42
Ranked 104th. 2 times more than Zambia
4.44
Ranked 143th.

Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio > % 3.53%
Ranked 119th.
25.93%
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than South Africa

Total reserves > % of total external debt 36.86%
Ranked 76th.
56.5%
Ranked 41st. 53% more than South Africa

Banks > Deposit interest rate > % 5.44%
Ranked 47th.
7%
Ranked 36th. 29% more than South Africa

Banks > Lending interest rate > % 8.75%
Ranked 85th.
12.15%
Ranked 52nd. 39% more than South Africa

Banks > Real interest rate > % 3.12%
Ranked 88th.
5.55%
Ranked 63th. 78% more than South Africa

Claims on central government, etc. > % GDP 20.33%
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Zambia
3.05%
Ranked 86th.

Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong 7
Ranked 61st.
9
Ranked 12th. 29% more than South Africa

Interest payments > % of expense 7.94%
Ranked 36th.
10.27%
Ranked 27th. 29% more than South Africa

Government debt > Net government debt as % of GDP per million people 0.732 IMF
Ranked 66th.
1.65 IMF
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than South Africa
Interest payments on external debt, long-term > INT, current US$, % of GDP 0.832%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Zambia
0.285%
Ranked 81st.

Government debt > Public debt as % of GDP 43.3 CIA
Ranked 82nd. 39% more than Zambia
31.2 CIA
Ranked 111th.
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy > Annual growth as % of broad money 10.75%
Ranked 45th.
22.23%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Africa

Banks > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate, % 3.31%
Ranked 100th.
5.15%
Ranked 74th. 55% more than South Africa

Net official flows from UN agencies, UNAIDS > Current US$ $2.96 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Zambia
$1.37 million
Ranked 8th.

Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU per capita -612.808
Ranked 118th.
167,693.75
Ranked 8th.

Private credit bureau coverage > % of adults 55.6%
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Zambia
12%
Ranked 80th.

Interest payments > % of revenue 9.05%
Ranked 31st. About the same as Zambia
9.02%
Ranked 38th.

Interest payments on external debt > % of GNI 1.08%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Zambia
0.326%
Ranked 86th.

Cash surplus/deficit > Current LCU per million -2,550,450,110.886
Ranked 75th.
-87,875,003,632.818
Ranked 101st. 34 times more than South Africa

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