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Eswatini: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

102 / 127

Importer Rank

112 / 127

Trade Balance Rank

39 / 127

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2019) $2,001,636,601
Total Imports (2019) $1,832,435,797
Trade Balance (2019) $169,200,804
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 44.89%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 42.17%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
South Africa $1,332,951,781
Kenya $126,590,343
Nigeria $99,748,165
Mozambique $70,924,345
Tanzania $37,671,011
Spain $33,372,072
Botswana $27,449,972
Portugal $26,875,614
Uganda $24,079,630
Namibia $22,415,622

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
South Africa $1,337,049,719
China $131,196,841
Mozambique $43,821,614
India $37,961,366
United States $29,310,679
United Arab Emirates $25,601,081
Japan $22,786,488
Ireland $17,472,075
Italy $15,896,590
Singapore $15,287,166

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(33) Cosmetics $639,293,159
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $474,430,426
(38) Chemical Products $242,502,149
(62) Apparel: Non Knit $157,232,087
(44) Wood $107,824,169
(29) Organic Chemicals $47,461,295
(61) Apparel: Knit $45,572,985
(22) Beverages $41,013,040
(20) Preserved Fruits & Vegetables $33,846,492
(84) Industrial Machinery $27,659,409

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $297,589,307
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $128,502,397
(84) Industrial Machinery $119,561,608
(85) Electrical Machinery $89,663,644
(39) Plastics $69,899,788
(52) Cotton $69,499,635
(10) Cereals $63,630,739
(33) Cosmetics $56,878,657
(22) Beverages $52,200,292
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $48,115,761

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2019) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 11/6/2022
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