Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Eswatini, 2009–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 12.9% for bank capital to assets ratio in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Eswatini peaked at 17.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2019.
Eswatini ranks 17th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.7% | — |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -65.8% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +161.2% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +49.6% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 12.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 12.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.2%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +161.2% | 4.5% | 11.7% |
| 2019 | -65.8% | 13.1% | 4.5% |
| 2021 | +49.6% | 11.7% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 4.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 11.7% | 17.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 14 Republic of Moldova 13.1% compare
- 14 Moldova 13.1% compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 13.0% compare
- 18 Mozambique 12.8% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 12.8% compare
- 20 Belarus 12.8% compare
More development goals data for Eswatini
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.89 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,105 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,236 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Eswatini?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Eswatini was 12.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Eswatini ranks 17th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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