Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Eswatini

Eswatini: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was -21.62 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-21.62 million USD
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
168th
of 184 countries
All-time high
65.48 million USD
in 2017
All-time low
-22.03 million USD
in 2005
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Eswatini, 1990–2023

-2002040601990200620231990: 3.1 million USD1991: 15.7 million USD1992: 3.1 million USD1993: 8.7 million USD1994: 58.3 million USD1995: 30 million USD1996: -6.4 million USD1997: -12 million USD1998: 23.9 million USD1999: 13.2 million USD2000: 10 million USD2001: -17.7 million USD2002: -0.569 million USD2003: 16.4 million USD2004: -1.4 million USD2005: -22 million USD2006: -0.62 million USD2007: 23.2 million USD2008: -7.9 million USD2009: 7 million USD2010: -8.1 million USD2011: 2.2 million USD2012: -7.5 million USD2013: -4.4 million USD2014: 0.547 million USD2015: -0.878 million USD2016: -7.1 million USD2017: 65.5 million USD2018: -10.5 million USD2019: 22.2 million USD2020: -12.6 million USD2021: 60.3 million USD2022: -17.4 million USD2023: -21.6 million USD

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded -21.62 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 387.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Eswatini peaked at 65.48 million USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, -22.03 million USD, in 2005.

That places Eswatini 168th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Eswatini, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 3.09 million USD —
1991 15.72 million USD +409.0%
1992 3.05 million USD -80.6%
1993 8.72 million USD +186.0%
1994 58.26 million USD +567.9%
1995 30.01 million USD -48.5%
1996 -6.44 million USD -121.5%
1997 -11.98 million USD +85.9%
1998 23.91 million USD -299.6%
1999 13.24 million USD -44.6%
2000 10.01 million USD -24.4%
2001 -17.7 million USD -276.8%
2002 -0.5692 million USD -96.8%
2003 16.37 million USD -2975.1%
2004 -1.44 million USD -108.8%
2005 -22.03 million USD +1430.2%
2006 -0.6202 million USD -97.2%
2007 23.16 million USD -3834.7%
2008 -7.94 million USD -134.3%
2009 7.02 million USD -188.4%
2010 -8.06 million USD -214.8%
2011 2.17 million USD -126.9%
2012 -7.51 million USD -446.1%
2013 -4.44 million USD -40.9%
2014 0.547 million USD -112.3%
2015 -0.8783 million USD -260.6%
2016 -7.13 million USD +712.1%
2017 65.48 million USD -1018.1%
2018 -10.51 million USD -116.1%
2019 22.21 million USD -311.3%
2020 -12.64 million USD -156.9%
2021 60.29 million USD -576.9%
2022 -17.39 million USD -128.8%
2023 -21.62 million USD +24.3%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's -21.62 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32 million USD. (35 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's -21.62 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3814 million USD. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +3834.7% -0.6202 million USD 23.16 million USD
2003 +2975.1% -0.5692 million USD 16.37 million USD
2005 -1430.2% -1.44 million USD -22.03 million USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.76 million USD -11.98 million USD 58.26 million USD 10
2000s 0.6264 million USD -22.03 million USD 23.16 million USD 10
2010s 5.19 million USD -10.51 million USD 65.48 million USD 10
2020s 2.16 million USD -21.62 million USD 60.29 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 165 Cabo Verde -7.49 million USD compare
  2. 166 Sierra Leone -7.55 million USD compare
  3. 167 Timor-Leste -17 million USD compare
  4. 169 Gabon -33.78 million USD compare
  5. 170 Botswana -38.43 million USD compare
  6. 171 Togo -60.32 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Eswatini?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Eswatini was -21.62 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 65.48 million USD in 2017.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was -22.03 million USD in 2005.
How does Eswatini rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Eswatini ranks 168th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 387.3%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.