Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 9.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel 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 9.4% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 35.0% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Eswatini peaked at 54.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2003.
Eswatini ranks 156th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 49.0% | — |
| 1975 | 54.6% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 53.6% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 52.9% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 39.1% | -26.2% |
| 1979 | 42.5% | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 35.7% | -16.6% |
| 1982 | 36.3% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 40.2% | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 30.4% | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 34.5% | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 36.4% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | -42.9% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -45.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +42.6% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -48.6% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +151.7% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +80.8% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +49.9% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +65.6% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +44.5% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -45.7% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -55.1% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -13.1% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | +35.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 9.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 9.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +151.7% | 5.3% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 39.1% | 54.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 29.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 14.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 5.3% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 9.4% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 6.9% | 21.1% | 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 travel services in Eswatini?
- Travel services in Eswatini was 9.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for travel services?
- Eswatini ranks 156th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.