Eswatini vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Eswatini
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 43.3% against 22.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 21.1%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.9 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 42nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th of 112 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.7% | 11.5% | 96.2% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 4.5% | 43.4% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 104.9% | 4.7% | 100.2% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 100.1% | 19.5% | 80.6% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 32.3% | 49.5% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 22.2% | 34.8% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Eswatini or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Eswatini, at 43.3% against 22.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Eswatini and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 21.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2020.
- How do Eswatini and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for total reserves?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.