Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Eswatini
Eswatini: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 7 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Eswatini, 1977β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 7 for discount rate, percent per annum in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Eswatini peaked at 19 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.75, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 28th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.17 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 1980s | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.75 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.95 | 5 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 | 3.75 | 7.5 | 5 |
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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 discount rate, percent per annum in Eswatini?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Eswatini was 7 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 1984.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Eswatini ranks 28th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.