Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Eswatini, 1974–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 16.1% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 47.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Eswatini peaked at 33.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1991.
Eswatini ranks 175th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 10.4% | — |
| 1975 | 10.3% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 13.2% | +28.9% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | -19.6% |
| 1978 | 14.8% | +38.9% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | -40.1% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | +71.8% |
| 1981 | 20.5% | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 22.7% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | +24.0% |
| 1984 | 23.1% | -17.9% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 28.5% | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | -67.9% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | +45.5% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | -64.7% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +104.6% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | +36.1% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -60.9% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +57.4% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +110.4% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -41.4% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +91.5% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +151.5% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -68.1% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +169.0% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -38.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +38.1% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +46.5% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -51.8% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +47.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 16.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.9%, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 16.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.1%, 39% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.3% | 8.8% | 14.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 9.2% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 4.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 9.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 9.9% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 10.7% | 27.7% | 6 |
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 transport services in Eswatini?
- Transport services in Eswatini was 16.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1991.
- How does Eswatini rank for transport services?
- Eswatini ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.