Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP (Bolt) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP (Bolt) was 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 163 countries
All-time high
8.19 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP
in 1962
All-time low
1.6 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
63
1960–2022
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP in Eswatini, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp in Eswatini stood at 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 8.19 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.6 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Eswatini 47th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP (Bolt) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.85 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 7.22 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 8.19 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 7.34 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 7.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 7.5 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 7.15 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 8.05 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 7.19 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 5.68 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1970 | 6.92 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 5.9 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 6.18 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 4.23 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 1974 | 4.23 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.16 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1976 | 6.17 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 5.59 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 5.06 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 4.27 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 3.32 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1981 | 3.37 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.63 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 3.5 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 4.03 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 5.64 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +40.0% |
| 1986 | 5.36 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 4.53 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 4.11 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 4.47 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 3.07 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 1991 | 3.07 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.91 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 2.89 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.88 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.56 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 2.87 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 2.78 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.09 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 3.22 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 2.98 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 3.41 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 3.79 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 2.57 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -32.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 1.94 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.97 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.94 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.13 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.68 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.64 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.82 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 1.94 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 2.16 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.96 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 1.92 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.99 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.19 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 2.03 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.87 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.75 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 5.68 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 8.19 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.37 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 4.23 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 6.92 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 3.32 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 5.64 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.93 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.56 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 3.22 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 1.94 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 3.79 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 1.6 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.3 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.19 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 44 Montenegro 2.04 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Armenia 2.04 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Lesotho 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Vietnam 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 2 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Ghana 1.97 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP 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), per unit of gdp in Eswatini?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp in Eswatini was 2.02 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.19 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 international-$ in 2011 prices per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 47th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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