Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.002 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Eswatini is 0.002 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 120.3% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, -0.0046 million USD per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Eswatini 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre | +187.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -167.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | -1210.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | -69.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | +284.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | -144.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -189.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -160.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | -370.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -69.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | +199.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -69.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | +196.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -68.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +80.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2017 | -0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -331.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -162.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | +280.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -69.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | +196.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -86.6% |
| 2023 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +120.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.002 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.002 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1210.9% | -0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 120 Kiribati 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 121 Guinea 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 122 Peru 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 124 Ethiopia 0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 125 Malawi 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.002 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0046 million USD per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.