Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) was 1,220 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Depositors with commercial banks in Eswatini, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for depositors with commercial banks in Eswatini is 1,220 per 1,000 adults, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 41.2% on the previous year and up 136.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, depositors with commercial banks in Eswatini peaked at 1,220 per 1,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 162.76 per 1,000 adults, in 2019.
Eswatini ranks 38th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 344.09 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 361.75 per 1,000 adults | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 377.35 per 1,000 adults | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 380.12 per 1,000 adults | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 447.39 per 1,000 adults | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 485.01 per 1,000 adults | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 481.02 per 1,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 490.26 per 1,000 adults | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 534.17 per 1,000 adults | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 473.91 per 1,000 adults | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 515.61 per 1,000 adults | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 544.13 per 1,000 adults | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 520.3 per 1,000 adults | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 572.33 per 1,000 adults | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 441.01 per 1,000 adults | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 162.76 per 1,000 adults | -63.1% |
| 2020 | 167.22 per 1,000 adults | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 474.65 per 1,000 adults | +183.9% |
| 2022 | 1,110 per 1,000 adults | +133.9% |
| 2023 | 864.25 per 1,000 adults | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 1,220 per 1,000 adults | +41.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,220 per 1,000 adults is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 604.91 per 1,000 adults, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,220 per 1,000 adults is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 246.28 per 1,000 adults, 5.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +183.9% | 167.22 per 1,000 adults | 474.65 per 1,000 adults |
| 2022 | +133.9% | 474.65 per 1,000 adults | 1,110 per 1,000 adults |
| 2019 | -63.1% | 441.01 per 1,000 adults | 162.76 per 1,000 adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 399.29 per 1,000 adults | 344.09 per 1,000 adults | 485.01 per 1,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 473.55 per 1,000 adults | 162.76 per 1,000 adults | 572.33 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 767.23 per 1,000 adults | 167.22 per 1,000 adults | 1,220 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 35 Hungary 1,263 per 1,000 adults compare
- 36 North Macedonia 1,253 per 1,000 adults compare
- 37 Kuwait 1,252 per 1,000 adults compare
- 39 Bangladesh 1,143 per 1,000 adults compare
- 40 El Salvador 1,111 per 1,000 adults compare
- 41 Israel 1,098 per 1,000 adults 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 depositors with commercial banks in Eswatini?
- Depositors with commercial banks in Eswatini was 1,220 per 1,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest depositors with commercial banks recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,220 per 1,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest depositors with commercial banks recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.76 per 1,000 adults in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for depositors with commercial banks?
- Eswatini ranks 38th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is depositors with commercial banks rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders, including both resident non-financial corporations (both public and private) and individuals from the household sector, at commercial banks within the reporting jurisdiction for every 1,000 adults. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.