International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit in Eswatini
Eswatini: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit was 0.9329 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per in Eswatini, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.9329 US dollar per US$ of GDP for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in 2025.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Eswatini peaked at 1.76 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2591 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
That places Eswatini 76th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2747 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.2591 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2859 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2762 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4316 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +56.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3717 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 1.76 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +372.8% |
| 1988 | 1.39 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 1.52 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9967 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -34.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5869 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -41.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5836 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5283 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5875 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5759 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5994 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5668 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6052 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7154 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6621 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5561 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9645 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +73.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7683 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.794 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6366 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8345 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9485 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4898 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -48.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9764 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +99.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6599 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 0.546 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6243 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.635 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6331 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.575 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6674 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5834 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7249 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7051 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6711 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7179 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7605 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9329 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.9329 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.431 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.9329 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3272 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +372.8% | 0.3717 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.76 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7298 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2591 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.76 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5283 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.9967 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7631 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4898 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.9764 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.7165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7521 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.6711 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.9329 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 73 Slovakia 0.9902 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Uruguay 0.9586 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Lesotho 0.9524 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Bulgaria 0.9284 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Croatia 0.9013 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Mozambique 0.8798 US dollar 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 international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Eswatini?
- International investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Eswatini was 0.9329 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- What is the lowest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2591 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Eswatini rank for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
- Eswatini ranks 76th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- International Investment Position International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.