GDP growth in Eswatini
Eswatini: GDP growth was 4.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Eswatini, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Eswatini is 4.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 38.3% on the previous year and up 146.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Eswatini peaked at 21.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 2020.
Eswatini ranks 77th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | -2.1% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 1.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 1.8% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -3.0% | 4.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 14.08 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 768.42 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.00 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 391.26 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -8.39 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -468.87 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 66,815 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 3,730 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 83.93 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Eswatini?
- Gdp growth in Eswatini was 4.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for gdp growth?
- Eswatini ranks 77th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.