Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Eswatini
Eswatini: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 76.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Eswatini stood at 76.0%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Eswatini peaked at 94.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.9% | — |
| 2001 | 80.1% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 76.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 76.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 80.1% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 76.7% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 73.9% | 76.1% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Eswatini?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Eswatini was 76.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Eswatini ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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.