Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 71.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Eswatini, 1970–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 71.2% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Eswatini peaked at 107.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 2001.
That places Eswatini 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 95.8% | — |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 64.5% | -35.5% |
| 1973 | 66.4% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 78.4% | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 77.1% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 65.7% | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 63.7% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 71.2% | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 78.9% | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 81.0% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 104.6% | +29.2% |
| 1982 | 97.4% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 80.6% | -17.3% |
| 1984 | 72.7% | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 68.0% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 55.7% | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 60.4% | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 59.2% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 93.9% | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 78.6% | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.7% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 72.1% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 93.4% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 107.4% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 103.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 103.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | +3.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 71.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 69.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 71.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.2% | 63.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 55.7% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.3% | 60.0% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 55.3% | 107.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 74.3% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 68.5% | 71.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More financial sector data for Eswatini
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.22 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Eswatini?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Eswatini was 71.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 107.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Eswatini ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).