Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Eswatini
Eswatini: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 54.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Eswatini, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Eswatini stood at 54.2%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Eswatini peaked at 54.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2010.
Eswatini ranks 57th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.0% | — |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 37.6% | 43.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 35.7% | 54.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More private sector data for Eswatini
- Merchandise trade 86.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,887 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Eswatini?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Eswatini was 54.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2010.
- How does Eswatini rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Eswatini ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.