Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Eswatini
Eswatini: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 63.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Eswatini, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Eswatini stood at 63.77 million BoP, current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 390.8% on the previous year and up 11,956.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Eswatini peaked at 64.69 million BoP, current US$ in 1994 and was at its lowest, -22.03 million BoP, current US$, in 2005.
Eswatini ranks 103rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 8.99 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | -569,749 BoP, current US$ | -106.3% |
| 1982 | -276,290 BoP, current US$ | -51.5% |
| 1983 | 89,758 BoP, current US$ | -132.5% |
| 1984 | 3.25 million BoP, current US$ | +3524.9% |
| 1985 | 1.71 million BoP, current US$ | -47.6% |
| 1986 | 2.28 million BoP, current US$ | +33.5% |
| 1987 | 6.68 million BoP, current US$ | +193.5% |
| 1988 | 12.27 million BoP, current US$ | +83.7% |
| 1989 | 15.63 million BoP, current US$ | +27.4% |
| 1990 | 7.61 million BoP, current US$ | -51.3% |
| 1991 | 25.02 million BoP, current US$ | +228.7% |
| 1992 | 33.17 million BoP, current US$ | +32.5% |
| 1993 | 27.78 million BoP, current US$ | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 64.69 million BoP, current US$ | +132.9% |
| 1995 | 20.59 million BoP, current US$ | -68.2% |
| 1996 | -6.45 million BoP, current US$ | -131.3% |
| 1997 | -11.99 million BoP, current US$ | +85.9% |
| 1998 | 23.92 million BoP, current US$ | -299.5% |
| 1999 | 13.24 million BoP, current US$ | -44.7% |
| 2000 | 17.07 million BoP, current US$ | +29.0% |
| 2001 | -17.70 million BoP, current US$ | -203.7% |
| 2002 | 326,827 BoP, current US$ | -101.8% |
| 2003 | 17.07 million BoP, current US$ | +5123.8% |
| 2004 | -1.45 million BoP, current US$ | -108.5% |
| 2005 | -22.03 million BoP, current US$ | +1422.6% |
| 2006 | -614,586 BoP, current US$ | -97.2% |
| 2007 | 23.16 million BoP, current US$ | -3869.2% |
| 2008 | -7.94 million BoP, current US$ | -134.3% |
| 2009 | 7.02 million BoP, current US$ | -188.4% |
| 2010 | 3.91 million BoP, current US$ | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 397,540 BoP, current US$ | -89.8% |
| 2012 | -8.26 million BoP, current US$ | -2178.0% |
| 2013 | -4.89 million BoP, current US$ | -40.9% |
| 2014 | 528,943 BoP, current US$ | -110.8% |
| 2015 | -1.22 million BoP, current US$ | -330.9% |
| 2016 | -7.31 million BoP, current US$ | +498.3% |
| 2017 | 63.84 million BoP, current US$ | -973.6% |
| 2018 | -8.06 million BoP, current US$ | -112.6% |
| 2019 | 20.91 million BoP, current US$ | -359.6% |
| 2020 | -12.31 million BoP, current US$ | -158.9% |
| 2021 | 58.54 million BoP, current US$ | -575.6% |
| 2022 | -21.71 million BoP, current US$ | -137.1% |
| 2023 | -21.93 million BoP, current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 63.77 million BoP, current US$ | -390.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 63.77 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 63.77 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.86 million BoP, current US$, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +5123.8% | 326,827 BoP, current US$ | 17.07 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2007 | +3869.2% | -614,586 BoP, current US$ | 23.16 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1984 | +3524.9% | 89,758 BoP, current US$ | 3.25 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2012 | -2178.0% | 397,540 BoP, current US$ | -8.26 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2005 | -1422.6% | -1.45 million BoP, current US$ | -22.03 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.01 million BoP, current US$ | -569,749 BoP, current US$ | 15.63 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.76 million BoP, current US$ | -11.99 million BoP, current US$ | 64.69 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million BoP, current US$ | -22.03 million BoP, current US$ | 23.16 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.99 million BoP, current US$ | -8.26 million BoP, current US$ | 63.84 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.27 million BoP, current US$ | -21.93 million BoP, current US$ | 63.77 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 100 Montenegro 75.12 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 101 Liberia 74.91 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 102 Nicaragua 73.80 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 104 Cameroon 63.42 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 105 Benin 60.28 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 57.04 million BoP, current US$ compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Eswatini?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Eswatini was 63.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 64.69 million BoP, current US$ in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.03 million BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Eswatini ranks 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,956.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.