Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Eswatini
Eswatini: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 90.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 90.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Eswatini peaked at 94.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2005.
Eswatini ranks 3rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.6% | — |
| 2001 | 85.3% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | -40.4% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | +61.1% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | -39.4% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +99.7% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.6% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | -3.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 90.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 90.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 5.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +99.7% | 47.1% | 94.1% |
| 2004 | +61.1% | 48.2% | 77.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 47.1% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 73.5% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 90.4% | 93.5% | 4 |
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)
- 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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Eswatini?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Eswatini was 90.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Eswatini ranks 3rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.