Financial Sector in Eswatini

41 indicators covering financial sector for Eswatini.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net migration -5,775 2025 up 54.1% 140th
Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 2024 down 45.4% 139th
Net domestic credit 24.73 billion current LCU 2025 up 184.6% 154th
Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.0% 2025 up 8.3% 129th
Net foreign assets 10.79 billion current LCU 2025 up 21.2% 140th
Claims on central government, etc. 2.5% 2025 up 145.4% 139th
Monetary Sector credit to private sector 23.1% 2025 up 8.5% 129th
Domestic credit to private sector 23.1% 2025 up 8.5% 132nd
Broad money 28.4% 2022 up 14.5% 143rd
Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average 2025 up 40.2% 97th
Claims on private sector 7.2% 2023 down 55.1% 54th
Broad money 22.03 billion current LCU 2022 up 128.1% 138th
Broad money growth 3.6% 2022 down 63.9% 137th
Claims on central government -4.6% 2023 up 68.9% 155th
GDP deflator: linked series 122.58 base year varies by country 2025 up 44.7% 149th
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series -0.4% 2025 down 108.5% 193rd
Broad money to total reserves ratio 2.98 2022 up 87.5% 82nd
Total reserves 43.3% 2024 down 66.3% 42nd
Interest rate spread 7.0% 2024 up 7.5% 41st
Deposit interest rate 3.9% 2024 up 82.4% 77th
Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 2019 up 74.3% 84th
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 23.6% 2025 up 100.5% 59th
Lending interest rate 10.9% 2024 up 26.1% 57th
Real interest rate 9.5% 2024 up 246.2% 30th
Listed domestic companies, total 6 2007 up 50.0% 100th
Commercial bank branches 6.04 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 6.4% 132nd
Stocks traded, total value 0.1% 2007 down 99.5% 86th
Stocks traded, total value 3.54 million current US$ 2007 down 99.0% 97th
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 41.77 per 100,000 adults 2024 up 17.3% 93rd
Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares 1.5% 2007 down 99.5% 77th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 234.26 million current US$ 2007 up 81.0% 99th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 6.9% 2007 down 8.4% 90th
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 8.6% 2023 down 51.3% 47th
Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans 6.7% 2025 up 1.6% 34th
International migrant stock 2.7% 2024 down 3.6% 139th
International migrant stock, total 33,268 2024 up 2.8% 169th
Bank capital to assets ratio 11.4% 2025 down 11.7% 35th
Borrowers from commercial banks 1,057 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 756.7% 2nd
Depositors with commercial banks 1,220 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 136.6% 38th
Risk premium on lending 1.7% 2024 down 23.8% 68th
Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country 1.8% 2023 down 89.1% 79th