Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power was 1.15 % change on previous year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Eswatini, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Eswatini is 1.15 % change on previous year, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 51.3% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Eswatini peaked at 33.13 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.9851 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 145th of 193 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), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 12.68 % change on previous year | +240.7% |
| 1973 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 1974 | 19.14 % change on previous year | +454.7% |
| 1975 | 33.13 % change on previous year | +73.2% |
| 1976 | 13.13 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1977 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1978 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 1979 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +64.8% |
| 1980 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 6.9 % change on previous year | +193.8% |
| 1982 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 1983 | -0.5474 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 1984 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -553.2% |
| 1985 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 18.58 % change on previous year | +865.7% |
| 1987 | 10.02 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 1988 | 7.57 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 1989 | 9.41 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 9.86 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 1992 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +83.3% |
| 1993 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 4.83 % change on previous year | +101.0% |
| 1996 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1998 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2000 | -0.9851 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 2001 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -207.1% |
| 2002 | 4.38 % change on previous year | +315.2% |
| 2003 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 6 % change on previous year | +65.5% |
| 2006 | 5.99 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8196 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 2009 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +91.2% |
| 2010 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +142.0% |
| 2011 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 2012 | 5.39 % change on previous year | +140.1% |
| 2013 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9131 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 2015 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +153.2% |
| 2016 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2017 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +59.7% |
| 2018 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.15 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.7 % change on previous year, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.15 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.86 % change on previous year, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power 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 | +865.7% | 1.92 % change on previous year | 18.58 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.98 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 33.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.01 % change on previous year | -0.5474 % change on previous year | 18.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.77 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 9.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.08 % change on previous year | -0.9851 % change on previous year | 6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 % change on previous year | 0.9131 % change on previous year | 5.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 142 Micronesia (country) 1.2 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Solomon Islands 1.19 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 1.19 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Finland 1.14 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Brazil 1.14 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Switzerland 1.11 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -29.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 57.27 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0328 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 134.67 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0239 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 98.33 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Eswatini?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Eswatini was 1.15 % change on previous year in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 33.13 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9851 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Eswatini ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, 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), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
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), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.