Liquid liabilities to GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 29.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Eswatini, 1974–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Eswatini is 29.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Eswatini peaked at 38.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2001.
That places Eswatini 153rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.7% | 22.6% | 38.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 27.6% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 19.9% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 16.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.0% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.1% | 31.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 150 Sierra Leone 31.2% compare
- 151 Ghana 29.6% compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 29.6% compare
- 154 Dominican Republic 28.9% compare
- 155 Central African Republic 28.7% compare
- 156 Argentina 28.5% compare
More financial sector data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Net foreign assets 10.79 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 23.1% (2025)
- Broad money 28.4% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 2.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 23.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,775 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Eswatini?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Eswatini was 29.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 153rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.