Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 23.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Eswatini, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Eswatini is 23.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 56.0% on the previous year and up 100.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Eswatini peaked at 23.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2005.
Eswatini ranks 59th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.8% | — |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | +56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.2% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 15.2% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 56 North Macedonia 23.9% compare
- 57 Argentina 23.8% compare
- 58 Honduras 23.7% compare
- 60 Azerbaijan 23.6% compare
- 61 Costa Rica 23.6% compare
- 62 Cameroon 22.8% 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 liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Eswatini?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Eswatini was 23.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Eswatini ranks 59th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.