Bank return on equity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank return on equity was 29.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Eswatini, 2003–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2019, bank return on equity in Eswatini stood at 29.6%.
The figure is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Eswatini peaked at 43.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2006.
Eswatini ranks 8th 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 | 27.2% | 14.4% | 43.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 22.9% | 31.7% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Net foreign assets 10.79 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 23.1% (2025)
- Broad money 28.4% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 2.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 23.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,775 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Eswatini?
- Bank return on equity in Eswatini was 29.6% 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 43.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2006.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank return on equity?
- Eswatini ranks 8th 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 17.4%. 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 (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.