Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 4.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank return on assets in Eswatini, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2019, bank return on assets in Eswatini stood at 4.2%.
The figure is up 28.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Eswatini peaked at 4.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 12th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +98.7% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +61.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +88.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -28.1% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +28.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 4.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 2.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 4.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 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 return on assets in Eswatini?
- Bank return on assets in Eswatini was 4.2% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank return on assets?
- Eswatini ranks 12th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on assets (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.