Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Eswatini
Eswatini: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 23.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Eswatini, 1973–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 23.1% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Eswatini peaked at 26.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2001.
Eswatini ranks 129th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 14.7% | — |
| 1974 | 16.3% | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 20.4% | +25.5% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 25.5% | +37.9% |
| 1979 | 24.7% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 23.3% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 26.4% | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 24.1% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 21.4% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 19.8% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 20.8% | +26.8% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.9% | 14.7% | 25.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 16.1% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 13.1% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 9.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.5% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 20.8% | 23.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 126 Belarus 24.1% compare
- 127 Ireland 23.8% compare
- 128 Micronesia, Federated States of 23.4% compare
- 130 Togo 23.0% compare
- 131 Azerbaijan 22.9% compare
- 132 Mauritania 22.7% compare
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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 331.05 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 15.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 331.05 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Eswatini?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Eswatini was 23.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Eswatini ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.