External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Eswatini
Eswatini: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 72.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Eswatini, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Eswatini stood at 72.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Eswatini peaked at 176.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 26th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 53.0% | — |
| 1996 | 48.2% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 81.9% | +69.9% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | -40.5% |
| 1999 | 140.0% | +187.1% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -29.1% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | -31.6% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -68.9% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +206.2% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 113.8% | +38.4% |
| 2008 | 176.2% | +54.8% |
| 2009 | 120.0% | -31.9% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -39.4% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +29.5% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 111.4% | +46.5% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | -54.9% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +39.9% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | -17.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 72.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 72.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.1%, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 48.2% | 140.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 20.5% | 176.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 50.3% | 111.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 72.9% | 88.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 23 Tajikistan 76.0% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 75.8% compare
- 25 Hong Kong, China 74.6% compare
- 27 Zambia 71.0% compare
- 28 Dominica 70.1% compare
- 29 Congo 68.4% 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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Eswatini?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Eswatini was 72.9% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 176.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Eswatini ranks 26th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.