Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bound rate, simple mean, primary products was 27.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Eswatini, 2001–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Eswatini stood at 27.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Eswatini peaked at 27.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2002.
Eswatini ranks 84th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.9% | — |
| 2002 | 26.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 27.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.0%, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 27.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.1%, 40% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.7% | 27.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 27.1% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More private sector data for Eswatini
- Merchandise trade 86.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,887 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Eswatini?
- Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Eswatini was 27.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2002.
- How does Eswatini rank for bound rate, simple mean, primary products?
- Eswatini ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).