Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Eswatini

Eswatini: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 7.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
7.7%
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
39th
of 141 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2012
All-time low
2.0%
in 2003
Years of data
18
2003–2020

Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Eswatini, 2003–2020

2468102003201120202003: 2 %2004: 7.2 %2005: 7 %2006: 7.7 %2007: 7.5 %2008: 7.6 %2009: 8.6 %2010: 7.8 %2011: 3.5 %2012: 10.7 %2013: 6.8 %2014: 6.9 %2015: 6.6 %2016: 9.6 %2017: 7.9 %2018: 9.3 %2019: 9.4 %2020: 7.7 %

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

Annual values for Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Eswatini, 2003 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Albania 8.1% compare
  2. 37 India 7.9% compare
  3. 38 Bangladesh 7.7% compare
  4. 40 Madagascar 7.6% compare
  5. 41 Republic of Moldova 7.4% compare
  6. 42 Egypt 7.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%)
Unit
%
Source
Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,464 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.