International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Eswatini
Eswatini: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 36.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Eswatini, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 36.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Eswatini peaked at 72.00 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.00 million current US$, in 2003.
That places Eswatini 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 43.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 42.00 million current US$ | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 38.00 million current US$ | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 58.00 million current US$ | +52.6% |
| 1999 | 34.00 million current US$ | -41.4% |
| 2000 | 31.00 million current US$ | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 30.00 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 26.00 million current US$ | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 22.00 million current US$ | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 48.00 million current US$ | +118.2% |
| 2005 | 49.00 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 49.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.00 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 46.00 million current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 72.00 million current US$ | +56.5% |
| 2010 | 61.00 million current US$ | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 30.00 million current US$ | -50.8% |
| 2012 | 44.00 million current US$ | +46.7% |
| 2013 | 38.00 million current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 54.00 million current US$ | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 50.00 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 30.00 million current US$ | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 65.00 million current US$ | +116.7% |
| 2018 | 41.00 million current US$ | -36.9% |
| 2019 | 32.00 million current US$ | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 36.00 million current US$ | +12.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 36.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 36.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.25 million current US$, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +118.2% | 22.00 million current US$ | 48.00 million current US$ |
| 2017 | +116.7% | 30.00 million current US$ | 65.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.00 million current US$ | 34.00 million current US$ | 58.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 42.40 million current US$ | 22.00 million current US$ | 72.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.50 million current US$ | 30.00 million current US$ | 65.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.00 million current US$ | 36.00 million current US$ | 36.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Eswatini?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Eswatini was 36.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 72.00 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.00 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Eswatini ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.