Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 179.49 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Eswatini, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 179.49 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Eswatini peaked at 611.92 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 174.56, in 2019.
Eswatini ranks 83rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 361.12 | — |
| 2005 | 380.54 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 396.87 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 400.37 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 473.47 | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 515.91 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 513.81 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 525.38 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 572.8 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 507.97 | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 553.04 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 584.67 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 556.74 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 611.92 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 472.41 | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 174.56 | -63.0% |
| 2020 | 179.49 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 421.38 | 361.12 | 515.91 | 6 |
| 2010s | 507.33 | 174.56 | 611.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 179.49 | 179.49 | 179.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 80 Burkina Faso 194.06 compare
- 81 Afghanistan 183.29 compare
- 82 Mali 180.99 compare
- 84 Mauritania 173.6 compare
- 85 Malawi 169.67 compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 156.77 compare
More financial sector data for Eswatini
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 19,683 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 397.65 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 411.44 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 411.44 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 411.44 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 331.05 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 15.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 331.05 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Eswatini?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Eswatini was 179.49 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 611.92 in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 174.56 in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Eswatini ranks 83rd out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.