International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Eswatini
Eswatini: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 2.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Eswatini, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 2.2% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
The figure is up 25.8% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Eswatini peaked at 4.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2003.
Eswatini ranks 143rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.6% | — |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +44.9% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -36.3% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -47.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +116.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +60.3% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -48.6% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +56.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -47.2% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +90.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -45.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +25.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 2.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6%, 60% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 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 in Eswatini?
- International tourism, expenditures in Eswatini was 2.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Eswatini ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.