Tourism contribution to GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Tourism contribution to GDP was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Eswatini, 2008–2021
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.7% for tourism contribution to gdp in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Eswatini peaked at 1.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
That places Eswatini 94th out of 100 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.4% | — |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +38.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -37.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 91 Brunei Darussalam 0.8% compare
- 92 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
- 93 Kiribati 0.7% compare
- 95 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare
- 96 Kuwait 0.6% compare
- 97 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 32,525 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate -0.4499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 6.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 3,797 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 67,921 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.9083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Eswatini?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Eswatini was 0.7% in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 94th out of 100 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.