Eswatini vs Lesotho: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 23.8% against 23.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 130th and Lesotho ranks 127th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 6.4% | 13.5% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 13.1% | 7.3% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 17.3% | 1.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 9.5% | 6.4% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 18.1% | 2.8% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 22.6% | 1.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 23.8% against 23.0% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Eswatini ranks 130th and Lesotho ranks 127th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.