Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 7.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Eswatini, 2003–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Eswatini stood at 7.7%.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Eswatini peaked at 10.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2003.
That places Eswatini 39th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.0% | — |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +260.0% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -54.8% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +202.5% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +45.1% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 2.0% | 8.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 36 Albania 8.1% compare
- 37 India 7.9% compare
- 38 Bangladesh 7.7% compare
- 40 Madagascar 7.6% compare
- 41 Republic of Moldova 7.4% compare
- 42 Egypt 7.2% compare
More financial sector data for Eswatini
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 18.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0818 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 319.96 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 15.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 331.05 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (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 non-performing loans to gross loans in Eswatini?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Eswatini was 7.7% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Eswatini ranks 39th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.