Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 29.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 29.7% for food exports in 2023.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Eswatini peaked at 36.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2004.
That places Eswatini 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6% | — |
| 2001 | 36.8% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -61.9% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +39.3% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +42.0% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +11.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 29.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 29.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 13.5% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 24.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 26.6% | 30.8% | 4 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 727.36 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 311.96 million 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Eswatini?
- Food exports in Eswatini was 29.7% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for food exports?
- Eswatini ranks 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.