Share of imports that come from China in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of imports that come from China was 6.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Eswatini, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Eswatini stood at 6.9%.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Eswatini peaked at 9.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
Eswatini ranks 171st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -45.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +589.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -32.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +292.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -50.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +101.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -71.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +130.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +149.6% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +50.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -11.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 6.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 6.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +589.9% | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| 2005 | +292.1% | 1.0% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.7% | 6 |
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 share of imports that come from china in Eswatini?
- Share of imports that come from china in Eswatini was 6.9% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Eswatini ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.