Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 6.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Eswatini, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank overhead costs to total assets in Eswatini stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Eswatini peaked at 8.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.
That places Eswatini 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +44.0% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -28.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +15.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 6.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 2.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 6.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
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 overhead costs to total assets in Eswatini?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Eswatini was 6.4% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Eswatini ranks 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.