Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 101.7% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, -0.0037 million USD per square kilometre, in 2003.
Eswatini ranks 130th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | +199.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -170.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | -1096.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -73.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | +242.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -166.2% |
| 2004 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | -208.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | -165.9% |
| 2006 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | -364.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -69.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | +181.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 2010 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -70.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | +168.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -69.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 2017 | -0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | -361.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -165.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | +257.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | +227.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -87.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +101.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1096.8% | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 127 Nigeria 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 128 Mongolia 0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 129 Congo 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 131 Cameroon 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 132 Zimbabwe 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 133 Ecuador 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0037 million USD per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 130th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.