Eswatini: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Lower Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Data Unavailable |
| Economic Trivia | Eswatini sends 60% of its exports and receives 90% of its imports from South Africa. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Data unavailable |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Coal; Wood Pulp; Sugar; Soft Drink Concentrates |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $11,814,201,977 (2017) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 1.873% (2017) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $8,641 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 153/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 6.221% (2017) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $650,997,824 (2017) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 35.7% (2018) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 7.169% (2017) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 30.089% (2017) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $553,645,250 (2017) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 477,604 (2018) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 69.391% (2018) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 12.247% (2018) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 18.362% (2018) |
| Unemployment Rate | 26.447% (2018) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $2,670,280,370 (2017) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $2,233,246,786 (2017) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 81.955% (2017) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | ($59,462,743) (2017) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $118,581,916 (2017) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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