Financial system deposits to GDP in Eswatini

Eswatini: Financial system deposits to GDP was 28.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
28.0%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
145th
of 185 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 1978
All-time low
15.5%
in 2001
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Financial system deposits to GDP in Eswatini, 1970–2021

010203040197019952021

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, financial system deposits to gdp in Eswatini stood at 28.0%.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Eswatini peaked at 35.5% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2001.

Eswatini ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Financial system deposits to GDP in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Financial system deposits to GDP (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2021.
Year % Change
1970 21.5%
1971 24.8% +15.4%
1972 23.9% -3.5%
1973 22.1% -7.6%
1974 20.8% -5.9%
1975 26.4% +27.1%
1976 29.7% +12.6%
1977 28.7% -3.3%
1978 35.5% +23.4%
1979 30.9% -12.8%
1980 28.4% -8.1%
1981 24.8% -12.6%
1982 24.3% -2.1%
1983 28.7% +18.2%
1984 28.8% +0.2%
1985 27.8% -3.2%
1986 28.2% +1.3%
1987 28.2% +0.0%
1988 27.3% -3.2%
1989 31.0% +13.6%
1990 19.9% -35.8%
1991 21.8% +9.7%
1992 23.4% +7.0%
1993 21.3% -8.7%
1994 21.3% -0.0%
1995 17.8% -16.8%
1996 18.6% +4.9%
1997 19.2% +3.1%
1998 20.3% +5.7%
1999 21.6% +6.2%
2000 16.0% -25.7%
2001 15.5% -3.3%
2002 17.0% +9.8%
2003 16.3% -4.1%
2004 16.8% +2.8%
2005 17.3% +3.4%
2006 17.3% -0.3%
2007 18.9% +9.8%
2008 21.1% +11.2%
2009 24.0% +14.0%
2010 25.2% +5.1%
2011 23.1% -8.6%
2012 22.8% -1.0%
2013 24.3% +6.3%
2014 22.9% -5.6%
2015 23.6% +3.0%
2016 27.5% +16.6%
2017 27.3% -0.9%
2018 28.6% +4.9%
2019 26.7% -6.8%
2020 29.7% +11.6%
2021 28.0% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 26.4% 20.8% 35.5% 10
1980s 27.8% 24.3% 31.0% 10
1990s 20.5% 17.8% 23.4% 10
2000s 18.0% 15.5% 24.0% 10
2010s 25.2% 22.8% 28.6% 10
2020s 28.9% 28.0% 29.7% 2

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 142 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.4% compare
  2. 143 Dominican Republic 29.3% compare
  3. 144 Sao Tome and Principe 29.0% compare
  4. 146 Ethiopia 27.4% compare
  5. 147 Ukraine 27.3% compare
  6. 148 Papua New Guinea 27.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is financial system deposits to gdp in Eswatini?
Financial system deposits to gdp in Eswatini was 28.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 1978.
What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
Eswatini ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Financial system deposits to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,595 data points, 1960–2021
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Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).