Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 19.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Eswatini stood at 19.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Eswatini peaked at 36.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 104th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.6% | — |
| 1991 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -49.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +273.8% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +45.3% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +39.2% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -59.5% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +294.2% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -47.0% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 19.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 19.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +294.2% | 9.3% | 36.8% |
| 2005 | +273.8% | 3.8% | 14.3% |
| 2008 | -59.5% | 29.0% | 11.7% |
| 2001 | -49.9% | 13.6% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 3.8% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 9.3% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.6% | 19.2% | 5 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Eswatini?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Eswatini was 19.2% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Eswatini ranks 104th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.