GDFI - private sector (constant LCU) in Eswatini
Eswatini: GDFI - private sector (constant LCU) was 597.66 million constant LCU in 2011. ▼ Falling
GDFI - private sector in Eswatini, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in constant LCU.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 597.66 million constant LCU for gdfi - private sector in 2011.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdfi - private sector in Eswatini peaked at 2.70 billion constant LCU in 1988 and was at its lowest, 482.89 million constant LCU, in 1984.
That places Eswatini 37th out of 38 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
GDFI - private sector (constant LCU) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | constant LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.93 billion constant LCU | — |
| 1981 | 1.94 billion constant LCU | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.92 billion constant LCU | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.77 billion constant LCU | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 482.89 million constant LCU | -72.7% |
| 1985 | 929.07 million constant LCU | +92.4% |
| 1986 | 870.05 million constant LCU | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 1.21 billion constant LCU | +38.5% |
| 1988 | 2.70 billion constant LCU | +124.2% |
| 1989 | 2.59 billion constant LCU | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.08 billion constant LCU | -19.7% |
| 1991 | 1.97 billion constant LCU | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.99 billion constant LCU | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.24 billion constant LCU | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 2.01 billion constant LCU | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 2.41 billion constant LCU | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 2.19 billion constant LCU | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 2.28 billion constant LCU | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.30 billion constant LCU | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.43 billion constant LCU | -37.7% |
| 2000 | 1.19 billion constant LCU | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 1.81 billion constant LCU | +52.0% |
| 2002 | 1.46 billion constant LCU | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 1.62 billion constant LCU | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 845.93 million constant LCU | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 835.83 million constant LCU | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 821.32 million constant LCU | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 788.81 million constant LCU | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 730.13 million constant LCU | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 662.73 million constant LCU | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 634.65 million constant LCU | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 597.66 million constant LCU | -5.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 597.66 million constant LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 149.16 billion constant LCU, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 597.66 million constant LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 154.95 billion constant LCU, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDFI - private sector (constant LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +124.2% | 1.21 billion constant LCU | 2.70 billion constant LCU |
| 1985 | +92.4% | 482.89 million constant LCU | 929.07 million constant LCU |
| 1984 | -72.7% | 1.77 billion constant LCU | 482.89 million constant LCU |
| 2001 | +52.0% | 1.19 billion constant LCU | 1.81 billion constant LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.63 billion constant LCU | 482.89 million constant LCU | 2.70 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 billion constant LCU | 1.43 billion constant LCU | 2.41 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 billion constant LCU | 662.73 million constant LCU | 1.81 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 616.16 million constant LCU | 597.66 million constant LCU | 634.65 million constant LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdfi - private sector in Eswatini?
- Gdfi - private sector in Eswatini was 597.66 million constant LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gdfi - private sector recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 billion constant LCU in 1988.
- What is the lowest gdfi - private sector recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 482.89 million constant LCU in 1984.
- How does Eswatini rank for gdfi - private sector?
- Eswatini ranks 37th out of 38 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gdfi - private sector rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - private sector (constant LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private sector’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets. Data are in constant local prices.