Eswatini Swaziland

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  • Capital: Lobamba and Mbabane
  • Population: 1,192,271
  • Surface Area: 17,360 km2
  • Currency: Swazi Lilangeni
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, SADC, AU

Eswatini, is a country located at Southern Africa, it has an area of 17,360 Km2 so it is one of the smallest countries in the world.

Eswatini, with a population of 1,192,271 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a moderate population density, 69 people per km2.

It's capital is Lobamba and Mbabane and its currency is Swazi Lilangeni

Eswatini is holding the 160 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2022 was 1,966 millions of euros (2,072 millions of dollars), ( 42.02% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €1,649 euros per inhabitant$1,738 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Eswatini, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.597 points in 2021, leaving it in 144th place in the table of 191 countries published.

If the reason to visit Eswatini are business, you must know it's in the 121th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Eswatini, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Lobamba and Mbabane : Monthly Temp.
Lobamba and Mbabane : Monthly Rainfall
Eswatini Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2022€4,550M
Annual GDP [+]2022$4,791M
GDP per capita [+]2022€3,816
GDP per capita [+]2022$4,018
Debt (M.€.) [+]20221,966
Debt ($M) [+]20222,072
Debt (%GDP) [+]202242.02%
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€1,649
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$1,738
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-211
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-222
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-4.50%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,299.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,369.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021200.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2021237.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202015.89%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2017137.2
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2017155.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201710.02%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202274.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202278.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20205.04%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202227.77%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€1,090
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$1,148
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€168
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$199
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€101
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$114
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€63
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$66
Corruption Index [+]202230
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019121º
Fragile States Index [+]201887.5
Innovation Ranking [+]2015123º
Labour
NMW [+]2022$25.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017123º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020121º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202118.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201815.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202033.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2019680,000
Exports [+]2021€1,910.9M
Exports [+]2021$2,260.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202147.67%
Imports [+]2021€1,631.9M
Imports [+]2021$1,930.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202140.71%
Trade balance [+]2021€279.0M
Trade balance [+]2021$330.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20216.96%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202169
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023109º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017113.9
% Immigrant [+]20202.78%
% Emigrant [+]20204.24%
Birth Rate [+]202124.13‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711.5
Crude death rate [+]202111.36‰
Fertility Rate [+]20212.84
% risk of poverty [+]201758.9%
Population [+]20211,192,271
Immigrant stock [+]202032,858
Emigrant stock [+]202050,039
HDI [+]20210.597
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202346º
Life expectancy [+]202157.07
Suicides [+]2015189
Suicide rate [+]201517.51
Number of homicides [+]2021151
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202112.66
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20211.03
Consumption GWh [+]20211,495
Generation GWh [+]2021745
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]03/05/20241,427
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]03/05/202475,191
Fully vaccinated [+]06/04/2023427,335
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]03/05/20241,196.88
Doses administered [+]06/04/2023870,205