Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Eswatini

Eswatini: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 19.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
19.9%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
144th
of 187 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 1981
All-time low
8.6%
in 2001
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Eswatini, 1970–2021

10152025197019952021

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Eswatini is 19.9%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Eswatini peaked at 26.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2001.

That places Eswatini 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2021.
Year % Change
1970 20.6%
1971 24.8% +20.4%
1972 15.4% -37.8%
1973 14.7% -4.8%
1974 16.3% +11.0%
1975 20.4% +25.1%
1976 19.5% -4.0%
1977 18.3% -6.4%
1978 25.2% +38.0%
1979 24.4% -3.3%
1980 23.0% -5.8%
1981 26.0% +12.8%
1982 23.7% -8.8%
1983 23.2% -2.2%
1984 20.9% -9.7%
1985 18.9% -9.5%
1986 15.7% -17.0%
1987 17.0% +8.4%
1988 16.6% -2.7%
1989 18.4% +10.8%
1990 16.2% -12.1%
1991 20.5% +26.9%
1992 18.4% -10.3%
1993 16.7% -9.3%
1994 17.9% +7.5%
1995 14.9% -17.0%
1996 14.1% -5.1%
1997 13.8% -1.8%
1998 13.3% -3.9%
1999 12.9% -2.7%
2000 11.2% -13.0%
2001 8.6% -23.9%
2002 11.0% +29.1%
2003 12.9% +16.7%
2004 15.7% +21.4%
2005 18.6% +18.9%
2006 17.9% -4.0%
2007 19.5% +9.4%
2008 20.0% +2.6%
2009 20.3% +1.3%
2010 19.6% -3.2%
2011 22.4% +14.1%
2012 19.8% -11.8%
2013 21.7% +9.9%
2014 20.9% -3.6%
2015 19.7% -5.9%
2016 20.6% +4.6%
2017 20.3% -1.7%
2018 21.2% +4.8%
2019 20.3% -4.2%
2020 20.4% +0.2%
2021 19.9% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.0% 14.7% 25.2% 10
1980s 20.3% 15.7% 26.0% 10
1990s 15.9% 12.9% 20.5% 10
2000s 15.6% 8.6% 20.3% 10
2010s 20.7% 19.6% 22.4% 10
2020s 20.2% 19.9% 20.4% 2

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 141 Lesotho 21.1% compare
  2. 142 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.9% compare
  3. 143 Syrian Arab Republic 20.7% compare
  4. 145 Solomon Islands 19.7% compare
  5. 146 Suriname 19.6% compare
  6. 147 Sao Tome and Principe 18.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Eswatini?
Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Eswatini was 19.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1981.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Eswatini ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
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Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); 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).