Travel services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Travel services was 6.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Eswatini, 1974–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Eswatini stood at 6.8%.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Eswatini peaked at 44.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2003.
Eswatini ranks 172nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 39.3% | — |
| 1975 | 44.5% | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 41.0% | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 38.2% | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 29.1% | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 23.2% | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -23.7% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 33.7% | +77.2% |
| 1988 | 35.3% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | -43.5% |
| 1991 | 22.4% | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +32.3% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -45.9% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +37.7% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -47.9% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +145.7% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +79.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +50.6% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +54.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -50.6% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.4% | 29.1% | 44.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 17.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 13.6% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 5.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 9.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 6.8% | 19.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 169 Japan 7.2% compare
- 170 Gambia 7.0% compare
- 171 Burkina Faso 7.0% compare
- 173 Côte d'Ivoire 6.7% compare
- 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.8% compare
- 175 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 45,465 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,280 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.85 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 3,323 current US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Eswatini?
- Travel services in Eswatini was 6.8% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for travel services?
- Eswatini ranks 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.