Manufactures exports in Eswatini
Eswatini: Manufactures exports was 59.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Manufactures exports in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 59.8% for manufactures exports in 2023.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Eswatini peaked at 76.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2001.
Eswatini ranks 60th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufactures exports in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3% | — |
| 2001 | 48.5% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +57.5% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | +39.4% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.8% | 48.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 57.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 59.8% | 63.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 57 Netherlands 62.8% compare
- 58 Lithuania 60.0% compare
- 59 Bermuda 59.9% compare
- 61 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 59.3% compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 59.1% compare
- 63 New Caledonia 59.0% 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,664 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Eswatini?
- Manufactures exports in Eswatini was 59.8% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for manufactures exports?
- Eswatini ranks 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.