Eswatini

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SZ · SWZ · BACI 748 · latest data 2024

Exports

$2.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $2,181 M39.9% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$2.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $2,131 M6.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$50M USD, nominal · 2024

= $50 M

Total trade

$4.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $4,312 M23.4% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #139 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #158 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024

Trade timeline

Eswatini's exports grew from $997M in 2000 to $2.2B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $50M.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Eswatini per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
2000	$997 M	$1,220 M	−$223 M	$2,217 M
2001	$980 M	$1,027 M	−$47 M	$2,007 M
2002	$1,487 M	$1,147 M	$340 M	$2,634 M
2003	$2,131 M	$1,615 M	$516 M	$3,746 M
2004	$1,984 M	$1,922 M	$62 M	$3,905 M
2005	$1,548 M	$1,789 M	−$241 M	$3,337 M
2006	$1,950 M	$1,376 M	$574 M	$3,327 M
2007	$1,985 M	$1,428 M	$557 M	$3,413 M
2008	$2,006 M	$1,327 M	$679 M	$3,333 M
2009	$1,871 M	$1,328 M	$544 M	$3,199 M
2010	$2,267 M	$1,940 M	$327 M	$4,207 M
2011	$2,164 M	$2,764 M	−$600 M	$4,928 M
2012	$2,262 M	$1,967 M	$295 M	$4,229 M
2013	$2,410 M	$1,879 M	$531 M	$4,288 M
2014	$2,413 M	$2,009 M	$404 M	$4,422 M
2015	$2,048 M	$1,696 M	$352 M	$3,744 M
2016	$1,814 M	$1,621 M	$193 M	$3,435 M
2017	$2,032 M	$1,662 M	$370 M	$3,694 M
2018	$2,100 M	$2,009 M	$91 M	$4,109 M
2019	$3,627 M	$2,005 M	$1,622 M	$5,632 M
2020	$1,970 M	$1,642 M	$328 M	$3,611 M
2021	$2,485 M	$2,169 M	$316 M	$4,654 M
2022	$2,260 M	$2,302 M	−$42 M	$4,561 M
2023	$2,289 M	$2,049 M	$240 M	$4,338 M
2024	$2,181 M	$2,131 M	$50 M	$4,312 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 2000 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #122 → #139.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Eswatini per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
2000	0.02%	0.02%	#122	#128
2001	0.02%	0.02%	#126	#139
2002	0.02%	0.02%	#115	#135
2003	0.03%	0.02%	#111	#126
2004	0.02%	0.02%	#119	#130
2005	0.01%	0.02%	#127	#141
2006	0.02%	0.01%	#127	#162
2007	0.01%	0.01%	#134	#166
2008	0.01%	0.01%	#138	#170
2009	0.01%	0.01%	#130	#170
2010	0.02%	0.01%	#129	#164
2011	0.01%	0.02%	#139	#162
2012	0.01%	0.01%	#137	#166
2013	0.01%	0.01%	#141	#169
2014	0.01%	0.01%	#140	#167
2015	0.01%	0.01%	#138	#169
2016	0.01%	0.01%	#137	#165
2017	0.01%	0.01%	#140	#168
2018	0.01%	0.01%	#137	#163
2019	0.02%	0.01%	#128	#162
2020	0.01%	0.01%	#140	#166
2021	0.01%	0.01%	#140	#160
2022	0.01%	0.01%	#144	#158
2023	0.01%	0.01%	#142	#163
2024	0.01%	0.01%	#139	#158

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Trading partners

South Africa was Eswatini's top trading partner in 2024, at 73.8% of total trade; the top five partners covered 84.2%.

Year

Top partner share: 73.8%
Top-5 share: 84.2%
Partners: 120
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.549

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South Africa $1.5B

Kenya $93M

Nigeria $86M

Mozambique $60M

Zimbabwe $51M

Tanzania $43M

Uganda $39M

United Kingdom $33M

Zambia $29M

Italy $28M

United States $23M

India $13M

Germany $12M

Guyana $5M

China $1M

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Top partners of Eswatini in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	South Africa	$1,494 M	$1,689 M	$3,184 M	−$195 M
#2	Guyana	$5 M	$172 M	$177 M	−$166 M
#3	Nigeria	$86 M	$11 M	$96 M	$75 M
#4	Kenya	$93 M	$2 M	$95 M	$92 M
#5	Mozambique	$60 M	$19 M	$79 M	$41 M
#6	United States	$23 M	$42 M	$65 M	−$19 M
#7	Zimbabwe	$51 M	$1 M	$52 M	$51 M
#8	China	$1 M	$51 M	$51 M	−$50 M
#9	Tanzania	$43 M	$0 M	$43 M	$43 M
#10	Italy	$28 M	$14 M	$41 M	$14 M
#11	Uganda	$39 M	$0 M	$39 M	$39 M
#12	United Kingdom	$33 M	$3 M	$36 M	$30 M
#13	India	$13 M	$19 M	$32 M	−$6 M
#14	Germany	$12 M	$20 M	$32 M	−$9 M
#15	Zambia	$29 M	$1 M	$30 M	$29 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Eswatini's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Eswatini's export partners concentrated over 2000–2024 — HHI 0.294 → 0.476, a concentrated export base across 119 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Eswatini per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
2000	0.294	0.704	122	97
2001	0.147	0.525	108	74
2002	0.156	0.549	116	80
2003	0.168	0.557	115	79
2004	0.239	0.667	124	89
2005	0.135	0.560	121	89
2006	0.097	0.499	129	88
2007	0.216	0.528	128	94
2008	0.155	0.564	153	117
2009	0.136	0.578	156	113
2010	0.201	0.566	158	119
2011	0.227	0.587	157	138
2012	0.278	0.602	148	137
2013	0.267	0.651	156	131
2014	0.245	0.533	156	130
2015	0.325	0.539	160	134
2016	0.351	0.538	151	139
2017	0.376	0.543	157	136
2018	0.354	0.458	161	148
2019	0.317	0.446	157	149
2020	0.333	0.483	149	158
2021	0.337	0.493	156	165
2022	0.379	0.429	153	159
2023	0.382	0.516	152	156
2024	0.476	0.636	119	76

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