Broad money growth (annual %) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Broad money growth (annual %) was 3.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Eswatini, 1975–2022
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2022, broad money growth in Eswatini stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,224.5% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Eswatini peaked at 51.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -6.6%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 140th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 51.3% | — |
| 1976 | 25.4% | -50.5% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | -36.7% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | +74.7% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -90.6% |
| 1980 | 13.7% | +418.7% |
| 1981 | 5.7% | -58.4% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | +149.4% |
| 1983 | 22.8% | +60.4% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | -51.3% |
| 1987 | 14.1% | +26.4% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | +164.4% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | -31.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -97.7% |
| 1991 | 20.1% | +3264.1% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -36.1% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -64.5% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +322.7% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | -33.7% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +21.4% |
| 2000 | -6.6% | -142.3% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -247.3% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -51.5% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +38.6% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +158.1% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +74.2% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -70.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +83.0% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +59.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -75.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +244.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +94.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -85.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -56.2% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +768.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -98.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +1224.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 3.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 29% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.5%, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +3264.1% | 0.6% | 20.1% |
| 2022 | +1224.5% | 0.3% | 3.6% |
| 2020 | +768.5% | 1.8% | 15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 2.6% | 51.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 5.7% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 0.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | -6.6% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 1.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 0.3% | 15.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 137 Saint Lucia 4.2% compare
- 138 New Zealand 4.1% compare
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 3.7% compare
- 141 Tonga 3.6% compare
- 142 Kuwait 3.6% compare
- 143 Djibouti 3.5% compare
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 broad money growth in Eswatini?
- Broad money growth in Eswatini was 3.6% in 2022, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.6% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for broad money growth?
- Eswatini ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2022.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.