Bank concentration in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank concentration was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Bank concentration in Eswatini, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 100.0% for bank concentration in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2006.
That places Eswatini 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 81.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 82.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Eswatini
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 24.73 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 10.79 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 23.1% (2025)
- Broad money 28.4% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 2.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 23.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,775 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Eswatini?
- Bank concentration in Eswatini was 100.0% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2006.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank concentration?
- Eswatini ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.