Gross capital formation in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross capital formation was 15.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Eswatini, 2013–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 15.0% for gross capital formation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Eswatini peaked at 22.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.1% | — |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.1% | 19.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 15.0% | 22.1% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 1,153 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 20,623 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,239 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 17,289 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3358 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Eswatini?
- Gross capital formation in Eswatini was 15.0% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross capital formation?
- Eswatini ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.