International tourism, receipts for travel items in Eswatini
Eswatini: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 7.00 million current US$ in 2020. β Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Eswatini, 1995β2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Eswatini stood at 7.00 million current US$.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Eswatini peaked at 77.00 million current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million current US$, in 2013.
That places Eswatini 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.00 million current US$ | 12.00 million current US$ | 48.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.00 million current US$ | 21.00 million current US$ | 77.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.90 million current US$ | 4.00 million current US$ | 51.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.00 million current US$ | 7.00 million current US$ | 7.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 178 Central African Republic 11.60 million current US$ compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 8.60 million current US$ compare
- 180 Tuvalu 7.60 million current US$ compare
- 182 Tajikistan 6.40 million current US$ compare
- 183 Solomon Islands 6.00 million current US$ compare
- 184 Mauritania 5.50 million current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Eswatini?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Eswatini was 7.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 77.00 million current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million current US$ in 2013.
- How does Eswatini rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Eswatini ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.