Exports of goods and services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Exports of goods and services was 53.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Eswatini, 2013–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, exports of goods and services in Eswatini stood at 53.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Eswatini peaked at 53.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2018.
Eswatini ranks 53rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.8% | — |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +10.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 53.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 53.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.2%, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.7% | 40.9% | 45.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 43.6% | 53.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.77 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 75.53 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 168.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.74 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Eswatini?
- Exports of goods and services in Eswatini was 53.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2018.
- How does Eswatini rank for exports of goods and services?
- Eswatini ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.