Eswatini
- Capital
- Mbabane
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 1.3 million (2025)
At a glance
- Eswatini's economy grew 4.2% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Eswatini was US$4,108 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 34.2% of Eswatini's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Eswatini had 1.3 million people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 158th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Eswatini had a current account surplus of 2.4% of GDP in 2025, higher than in most countries.
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Eswatini | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −3.0% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Eswatini | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$4,108 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$3,910 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$3,756 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$3,894 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$3,984 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$3,467 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$3,913 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$3,973 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$3,853 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$3,238 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Eswatini | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.2% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Eswatini |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3 million |
| 2024 | 1.2 million |
| 2023 | 1.2 million |
| 2022 | 1.2 million |
| 2021 | 1.2 million |
| 2020 | 1.2 million |
| 2019 | 1.2 million |
| 2018 | 1.2 million |
| 2017 | 1.2 million |
| 2016 | 1.1 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Eswatini | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −3.0% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Eswatini: inflation, government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Eswatini since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.