Lending interest rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Lending interest rate was 10.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Eswatini, 1975–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, lending interest rate in Eswatini stood at 10.9%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Eswatini peaked at 20.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2021.
That places Eswatini 57th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 9.5% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 14.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.2% | 10.9% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Eswatini
- Net migration -5,775 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 24.73 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.0% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 10.79 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 2.5% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 23.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 23.1% (2025)
- Broad money 28.4% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Eswatini?
- Lending interest rate in Eswatini was 10.9% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for lending interest rate?
- Eswatini ranks 57th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.