Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total in Eswatini
Eswatini: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Eswatini stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.3% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Eswatini peaked at 3.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 149th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -52.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +38.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -35.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -60.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.9%, 24% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Eswatini?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Eswatini was 0.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Eswatini ranks 149th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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