Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita (capita US) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita (capita US) was 5.22 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita in Eswatini, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 5.22 % for gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1,167.8% on the previous year and up 220.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Eswatini peaked at 52.4 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, -27.93 %, in 1985.
Eswatini ranks 103rd of 228 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.
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita (capita US) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.96 % | — |
| 1972 | 6.91 % | -67.0% |
| 1973 | 26.2 % | +279.2% |
| 1974 | 20.25 % | -22.7% |
| 1975 | 13.38 % | -33.9% |
| 1976 | -0.8066 % | -106.0% |
| 1977 | 7.69 % | -1053.1% |
| 1978 | 8.38 % | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 14.71 % | +75.5% |
| 1980 | 30.4 % | +106.7% |
| 1981 | 6.82 % | -77.6% |
| 1982 | -10.08 % | -247.9% |
| 1983 | 2.78 % | -127.5% |
| 1984 | -20.85 % | -850.7% |
| 1985 | -27.93 % | +33.9% |
| 1986 | 21.56 % | -177.2% |
| 1987 | 27.16 % | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 11.51 % | -57.6% |
| 1989 | -1.33 % | -111.5% |
| 1990 | 11.11 % | -935.9% |
| 1991 | 1.9 % | -82.9% |
| 1992 | 6.69 % | +252.1% |
| 1993 | -1.7 % | -125.4% |
| 1994 | 6.58 % | -487.9% |
| 1995 | 19.65 % | +198.5% |
| 1996 | -7.53 % | -138.3% |
| 1997 | 5.65 % | -175.0% |
| 1998 | -9.11 % | -261.4% |
| 1999 | -3.51 % | -61.4% |
| 2000 | -0.5881 % | -83.3% |
| 2001 | -12.07 % | +1952.3% |
| 2002 | -7.88 % | -34.7% |
| 2003 | 52.4 % | -764.8% |
| 2004 | 25.29 % | -51.7% |
| 2005 | 14.11 % | -44.2% |
| 2006 | 3.05 % | -78.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8 % | +57.7% |
| 2008 | -5.69 % | -218.5% |
| 2009 | 8 % | -240.5% |
| 2010 | 23.25 % | +190.7% |
| 2011 | 8 % | -65.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8268 % | -89.7% |
| 2013 | -6.42 % | -877.0% |
| 2014 | -4.33 % | -32.6% |
| 2015 | -8.75 % | +102.0% |
| 2016 | -6.54 % | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 14.56 % | -322.7% |
| 2018 | 5.02 % | -65.5% |
| 2019 | -4.61 % | -191.8% |
| 2020 | -12.37 % | +168.3% |
| 2021 | 13.86 % | -212.0% |
| 2022 | -2.63 % | -119.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4114 % | -115.7% |
| 2024 | 5.22 % | +1167.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 5.22 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.32 %, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 5.22 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.07 %, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita (capita US) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -1952.3% | -0.5881 % | -12.07 % |
| 2024 | +1167.8% | 0.4114 % | 5.22 % |
| 1977 | +1053.1% | -0.8066 % | 7.69 % |
| 1990 | +935.9% | -1.33 % | 11.11 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.07 % | -0.8066 % | 26.2 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 4 % | -27.93 % | 30.4 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 % | -9.11 % | 19.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.14 % | -12.07 % | 52.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 % | -8.75 % | 23.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.898 % | -12.37 % | 13.86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Eswatini?
- Gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Eswatini was 5.22 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.93 % in 1985.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 103rd out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).