Bank return on equity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank return on equity was 20.9% in 2019. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Eswatini, 2003β2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 20.9% for bank return on equity in 2019.
The figure is up 30.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Eswatini peaked at 28.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2006.
Eswatini ranks 13th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 7.1% | 28.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 16.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
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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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 24.73 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Eswatini?
- Bank return on equity in Eswatini was 20.9% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2006.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank return on equity?
- Eswatini ranks 13th out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 return on equity (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[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.