Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) was -1.56 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
-1.56 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 119.8%
World rank
154th
of 166 countries
All-time high
33.18 % change on previous year
in 1975
All-time low
-4.68 % change on previous year
in 1968
Years of data
72
1951–2022
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate in Eswatini, 1951–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Eswatini stood at -1.56 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 119.8% on the previous year and down 152.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Eswatini peaked at 33.18 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -4.68 % change on previous year, in 1968.
Eswatini ranks 154th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 5.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 1953 | 3.97 % change on previous year | +26.8% |
| 1954 | 5.58 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 1955 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 1956 | 3.97 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 1957 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1959 | 5.79 % change on previous year | +108.5% |
| 1960 | 13.7 % change on previous year | +136.4% |
| 1961 | 12.75 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1962 | 21.14 % change on previous year | +65.8% |
| 1963 | 5.6 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 1964 | 14.84 % change on previous year | +165.0% |
| 1965 | 15.56 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 1967 | 9.51 % change on previous year | +123.7% |
| 1968 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 1969 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -191.6% |
| 1970 | 29.6 % change on previous year | +591.5% |
| 1971 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1972 | 12.68 % change on previous year | +235.3% |
| 1973 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 1974 | 19.07 % change on previous year | +454.1% |
| 1975 | 33.18 % change on previous year | +74.0% |
| 1976 | 13.13 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1977 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1978 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +27.6% |
| 1979 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +65.1% |
| 1980 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 6.85 % change on previous year | +184.5% |
| 1982 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 1983 | -0.5413 % change on previous year | -137.1% |
| 1984 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -560.2% |
| 1985 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1986 | 18.56 % change on previous year | +845.4% |
| 1987 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 1988 | 7.54 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1989 | 9.42 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1990 | 9.83 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1992 | 5.17 % change on previous year | +37.8% |
| 1993 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 6.66 % change on previous year | +58.7% |
| 1996 | 5.55 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1998 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1999 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2001 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +103.1% |
| 2003 | 4.51 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 2004 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 5.38 % change on previous year | +67.1% |
| 2006 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +43.5% |
| 2014 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 2016 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +78.9% |
| 2018 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2020 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 2021 | 7.88 % change on previous year | -605.4% |
| 2022 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -119.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's -1.56 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.84 % change on previous year. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's -1.56 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.8 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +845.4% | 1.96 % change on previous year | 18.56 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +605.4% | -1.56 % change on previous year | 7.88 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +591.5% | 4.28 % change on previous year | 29.6 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +560.2% | -0.5413 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +454.1% | 3.44 % change on previous year | 19.07 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 5.79 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 9.7 % change on previous year | -4.68 % change on previous year | 21.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.93 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 33.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.01 % change on previous year | -0.5413 % change on previous year | 18.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 9.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 5.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year | 7.88 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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- 153 Estonia -1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Haiti -1.68 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Russia -2.05 % change on previous year compare
- 157 USSR -3.17 % change on previous year 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 gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Eswatini?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Eswatini was -1.56 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 33.18 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.68 % change on previous year in 1968.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 154th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 152.3%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP) Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.