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Eswatini: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

111 / 138

Importer Rank

123 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

46 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $2,068,468,810
Total Imports (2021) $2,122,858,884
Trade Balance (2021) ($54,390,074)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 45%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 45.86%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
South Africa $1,405,402,879
Kenya $116,353,641
Nigeria $79,649,242
Mozambique $70,390,242
Zimbabwe $50,667,681
United Kingdom $40,057,554
Tanzania $39,771,251
Botswana $31,496,941
Spain $28,407,222
Namibia $22,789,038

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
South Africa $1,536,895,571
China $206,139,374
India $56,928,821
Mozambique $34,043,536
United States $32,480,565
Ireland $20,608,460
Bahrain $16,136,387
Germany $15,598,378
Japan $14,266,599
United Kingdom $10,977,174

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(33) Cosmetics $621,315,331
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $469,374,135
(38) Chemical Products $267,116,158
(62) Apparel: Non Knit $149,793,922
(44) Wood $142,246,629
(61) Apparel: Knit $73,428,089
(22) Beverages $49,373,816
(20) Preserved Fruits & Vegetables $38,462,357
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $28,947,297
(84) Industrial Machinery $26,582,117

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $363,494,803
(84) Industrial Machinery $126,189,701
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $112,864,500
(85) Electrical Machinery $93,218,481
(39) Plastics $93,049,865
(52) Cotton $89,363,691
(10) Cereals $85,682,780
(90) Precision Instruments $73,658,039
(33) Cosmetics $63,392,421
(30) Pharmaceuticals $60,035,167

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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