Eswatini - Domestic credit to private sector

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Eswatini was 21.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 25.96 in 1981, while its lowest value was 8.69 in 2001.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1970 20.59
1971 24.79
1972 15.42
1973 14.68
1974 16.29
1975 20.37
1976 19.55
1977 18.30
1978 25.25
1979 24.41
1980 23.01
1981 25.96
1982 23.66
1983 23.15
1984 20.91
1985 18.93
1986 15.71
1987 17.04
1988 16.58
1989 18.37
1990 16.16
1991 20.50
1992 18.38
1993 16.67
1994 17.91
1995 14.86
1996 14.10
1997 13.84
1998 13.30
1999 12.94
2000 10.85
2001 8.69
2002 10.15
2003 12.68
2004 15.27
2005 17.12
2006 18.98
2007 21.18
2008 20.27
2009 20.56
2010 19.06
2011 22.33
2012 19.15
2013 20.82
2014 21.13
2015 20.40
2016 21.00
2017 20.83
2018 20.84
2019 20.72
2020 21.24

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Eswatini was 21.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 26.44 in 1981, while its lowest value was 8.81 in 2001.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1973 14.68
1974 16.29
1975 20.45
1976 19.65
1977 18.46
1978 25.45
1979 24.67
1980 23.29
1981 26.44
1982 24.07
1983 23.68
1984 21.39
1985 19.83
1986 16.11
1987 17.39
1988 16.88
1989 18.67
1990 16.40
1991 20.79
1992 18.65
1993 16.87
1994 18.12
1995 15.06
1996 14.31
1997 14.01
1998 13.44
1999 13.10
2000 10.98
2001 8.81
2002 10.24
2003 12.75
2004 15.34
2005 17.17
2006 19.07
2007 21.21
2008 20.31
2009 20.60
2010 19.13
2011 22.38
2012 19.19
2013 20.85
2014 21.16
2015 20.45
2016 21.05
2017 20.91
2018 20.89
2019 20.77
2020 21.30

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets