Transport services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Transport services was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Eswatini, 1974–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 10.9% for transport services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 46.3% 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 189th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services 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% |
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 | 18.1% | 10.7% | 27.7% | 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)
- 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 transport services in Eswatini?
- Transport services in Eswatini was 10.9% in 2024, 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 189th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. 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.