How does Eswatini rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Eswatini ranks 97th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Eswatini

Name: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Eswatini
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Eswatini: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.1%

World rank

97th

of 122 countries

All-time high

0.6569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1985

All-time low

0.1151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2015

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Eswatini, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Eswatini stood at 0.2549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 103.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 0.6569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2015.

Eswatini ranks 97th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Eswatini, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.3302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.2538 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.1%
1972	0.222 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1973	0.1664 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.0%
1974	0.1369 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1975	0.1171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1976	0.1496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.8%
1977	0.2009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.3%
1978	0.4352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+116.6%
1979	0.4444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1980	0.3831 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1981	0.3256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1982	0.3826 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1983	0.4269 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1984	0.3871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1985	0.6569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+69.7%
1986	0.6087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1987	0.5184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1988	0.3749 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.7%
1989	0.3891 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1990	0.2297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.0%
1991	0.2253 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1992	0.1852 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1993	0.1681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1994	0.1697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1995	0.1469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1996	0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1997	0.2383 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+62.6%
1998	0.1908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
1999	0.2198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
2000	0.1966 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2001	0.2319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.9%
2002	0.2948 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.1%
2003	0.2109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.4%
2004	0.171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
2005	0.1679 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2006	0.1477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2007	0.1468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2008	0.1485 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2009	0.1495 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2010	0.2332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.9%
2011	0.22 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2012	0.1819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
2013	0.169 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2014	0.1254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
2015	0.1151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2016	0.2056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+78.6%
2017	0.1956 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2018	0.165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2019	0.1806 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2020	0.2316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.2%
2021	0.2453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2022	0.2629 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2023	0.2658 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2024	0.2549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

Eswatini's 0.2549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 61% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Eswatini's 0.2549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP 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
1978	+116.6%	0.2009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2383 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1866 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2948 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1792 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2658 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

94 Brazil 0.277 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
95 Niger 0.2691 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
96 Tonga 0.2675 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
98 Ethiopia 0.2441 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 Mali 0.2406 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
100 Comoros 0.2395 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Eswatini

SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.28 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -58.35 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25.48 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 78.44 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -29.04 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Eswatini?: External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Eswatini was 0.2549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 0.6569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
How does Eswatini rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Eswatini ranks 97th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
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Indicator: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 134 places, 6,284 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 02 October 2026

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.