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Eswatini – Imports

Name: Eswatini Imports
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Total value of goods and services purchased from the rest of the world, including merchandise, freight, insurance, and other commercial services. · World Bank

$2.6B +$254.0M from 2023 G20 rank: 22nd · all-time high: $2.6B (2010)

Eswatini's imports was $2.6B in 2024, an increase of +$254.0M from $2.4B in 2023. This ranked 22nd in the G20. The all-time high was $2.6B in 2010.

APA

Eswatini Imports. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/eswatini/imports

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_eswatini_imports,
  title = {Eswatini Imports},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/eswatini/imports},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Eswatini Imports – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$3.2B	–	–
2026* trend	$3.0B	–	–
2025* trend	$2.8B	–	–
2024	$2.6B	+$254.0M	22nd
2023	$2.4B	+$70.8M	27th
2022	$2.3B	+$115.8M	29th
2021	$2.2B	+$486.4M	34th
2020	$1.7B	−$237.4M	30th
2019	$1.9B	−$143.3M	28th
2018	$2.1B	+$119.1M	30th
2017	$1.9B	+$297.7M	31st
2016	$1.7B	−$40.2M	30th
2015	$1.7B	−$290.4M	28th
2014	$2.0B	+$53.6M	30th
2013	$1.9B	−$61.1M	29th
2012	$2.0B	−$64.5M	31st
2011	$2.1B	−$572.1M	32nd
2010	$2.6B	+$365.9M	47th
2009	$2.3B	+$78.8M	44th
2008	$2.2B	−$262.0M	39th
2007	$2.4B	+$262.2M	45th
2006	$2.2B	−$3.1M	49th
2005	$2.2B	+$164.2M	47th
2004	$2.0B	+$160.2M	46th
2003	$1.9B	+$632.9M	46th
2002	$1.2B	−$91.2M	36th
2001	$1.3B	−$119.6M	38th
2000	$1.4B	+$210.5M	40th
1999	$1.2B	−$113.7M	38th
1998	$1.3B	+$45.8M	41st
1997	$1.3B	+$11.1M	39th
1996	$1.3B	+$17.4M	39th
1995	$1.3B	+$229.1M	42nd
1994	$1.0B	−$8.6M	44th
1993	$1.0B	+$56.9M	47th
1992	$987.9M	+$171.3M	47th
1991	$816.6M	+$48.9M	36th
1990	$767.8M	+$162.2M	36th
1989	$605.6M	+$50.1M	34th
1988	$555.5M	+$75.8M	32nd
1987	$479.7M	+$121.4M	30th
1986	$358.3M	+$24.0M	28th
1985	$334.3M	−$124.3M	28th
1984	$458.6M	−$99.1M	33rd
1983	$557.8M	+$11.4M	37th
1982	$546.4M	−$57.6M	32nd
1981	$604.0M	−$14.1M	31st
1980	$618.1M	+$171.7M	33rd
1979	$446.4M	+$135.0M	26th
1978	$311.4M	+$94.2M	20th
1977	$217.2M	+$19.2M	16th
1976	$198.0M	+$18.9M	9th
1975	$179.2M	+$38.5M	6th
1974	$140.7M	–	5th

Show all years (1974–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +23.4% GDP growth 4.1% C/A balance 5.1%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Eswatini matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2012. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw imports improve within 24 months. View full analysis →