Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) was 90.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 90.5% for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 146.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2017.
Eswatini ranks 37th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 115.3% | — |
| 2001 | 145.3% | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 142.3% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 146.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 142.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 113.9% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 111.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 105.6% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +1.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 90.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 90.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.1%, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.8% | 97.3% | 146.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 76.5% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 81.2% | 90.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Eswatini?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Eswatini was 90.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 146.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2017.
- How does Eswatini rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 37th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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