Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 7.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Eswatini, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 7.6% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Eswatini peaked at 10.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2011.
Eswatini ranks 32nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.9% | — |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -54.8% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +202.5% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +45.1% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -43.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +77.5% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +10.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 7.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 7.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 non-performing loans to total gross loans in Eswatini?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Eswatini was 7.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2011.
- How does Eswatini rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Eswatini ranks 32nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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