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Eswatini: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

117 / 152

Importer Rank

132 / 152

Trade Balance Rank

42 / 152

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $1,842,438,001
Total Imports (2018) $1,857,539,457
Trade Balance (2018) ($15,101,456)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 40.5%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 43.91%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
South Africa $1,262,189,069
Kenya $94,676,511
Nigeria $78,241,936
Mozambique $61,550,188
Tanzania $34,960,850
Angola $30,038,160
Zimbabwe $27,008,104
Uganda $25,833,023
China $23,841,150
Italy $22,375,085

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
South Africa $1,391,266,785
China $115,278,876
India $68,752,706
Mozambique $26,268,289
Japan $23,566,616
United States $23,045,047
Singapore $20,436,245
Ireland $19,154,832
Turkey $13,973,882
Italy $13,881,409

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(33) Cosmetics $623,963,998
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $376,987,324
(38) Chemical Products $230,736,034
(62) Apparel: Non Knit $150,146,402
(44) Wood $103,797,208
(61) Apparel: Knit $43,710,177
(20) Preserved Fruits & Vegetables $35,560,419
(22) Beverages $31,173,959
(84) Industrial Machinery $26,652,946
(63) Textile Articles $19,340,133

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $273,634,120
(84) Industrial Machinery $132,362,874
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $117,524,564
(85) Electrical Machinery $90,898,335
(10) Cereals $86,332,773
(39) Plastics $74,911,645
(52) Cotton $70,383,408
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $56,806,924
(33) Cosmetics $56,510,712
(30) Pharmaceuticals $46,940,942

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 11/17/2020
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