• Capital: Lobamba and Mbabane
  • Population: 1,230,506
  • 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 1,230,506 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a moderate population density, 71 people per km2.

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

Eswatini is holding the 161 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2023 was 1,704 millions of euros (1,843 millions of dollars), ( 37.34% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €1,385 euros per inhabitant$1,498 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 0.61 points in 2022, leaving it in 143th place in the table of 193 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
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%
Annual GDP [+]2024€4,489M
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,859M
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,648
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,949
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,704
Debt ($M) [+]20231,843
Debt (%GDP) [+]202337.34%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,385
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,498
Deficit (M.€) [+]202342
Deficit ($M) [+]202346
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20230.92%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,353.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,463.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024270.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024293.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.21%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023144.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023155.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.64%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202464.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202470.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.82%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202329.66%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€1,100
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$1,189
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€220
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$238
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€117
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$127
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€53
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$57
Corruption Index [+]202330
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019121º
Fragile States Index [+]202477.6
Innovation Ranking [+]2015123º
Labour
NMW [+]2022$25.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017123º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020121º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202317.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201815.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202033.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022393,000
Exports [+]2023€1,876.5M
Exports [+]2023$2,029.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202344.08%
Imports [+]2023€1,725.0M
Imports [+]2023$1,865.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202340.52%
Trade balance [+]2023€151.5M
Trade balance [+]2023$-163.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.56%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202371
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024103º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017113.9
% Immigrant [+]20202.75%
% Emigrant [+]20204.20%
Birth Rate [+]202324.07‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711.5
Crude death rate [+]20237.70‰
Fertility Rate [+]20232.75
% risk of poverty [+]201758.9%
Population [+]20231,230,506
Immigrant stock [+]202032,858
Emigrant stock [+]202050,039
HDI [+]20220.610
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202447º
Life expectancy [+]202364.12
Suicides [+]2015189
Suicide rate [+]201517.72
Number of homicides [+]2021151
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202112.51
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.92
Consumption GWh [+]20241,489
Generation GWh [+]2024604
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,427
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202675,356
Fully vaccinated [+]06/04/2023427,335
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,159.69
Doses administered [+]06/04/2023870,205