Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 91.69 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eswatini is 91.69 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 210.11 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.5083 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1971.
That places Eswatini 45th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 105.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +130.6% |
| 1962 | 71.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 1963 | 82.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 179.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +117.3% |
| 1965 | 210.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 185.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 200.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 167.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 1969 | 193.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 99.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | -48.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5083 constant 2024 US$ per person | -99.5% |
| 1972 | 91.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17895.5% |
| 1973 | 69.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.1% |
| 1974 | 80.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 93.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 84.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 94.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 110.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 116.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 148.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 124.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 1982 | 107.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 113.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 114.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 93.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1986 | 90.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 109.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 97.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 95.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 99.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 92.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 99.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 88.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1995 | 69.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 62.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 43.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 1998 | 56.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 1999 | 32.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | -43.3% |
| 2000 | 25.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 28.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 24.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 32.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 31.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 50.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +61.3% |
| 2006 | 34.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -33.1% |
| 2007 | 52.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +54.2% |
| 2008 | 71.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 67.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 99.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +47.7% |
| 2011 | 124.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 91.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 119.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 92.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 105.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 142.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 159.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 109.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.9% |
| 2019 | 85.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 104.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 106.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 96.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 104.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 91.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 91.69 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.86 constant 2024 US$ per person, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 91.69 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +17895.5% | 0.5083 constant 2024 US$ per person | 91.46 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 144.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | 45.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 210.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.5083 constant 2024 US$ per person | 116.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 109.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 90.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 148.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 32.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 99.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 24.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 71.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 85.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 159.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 91.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 106.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 42 British Virgin Islands 98.66 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 43 Dominica 98.07 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 44 Georgia 91.81 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 46 Belize 84.79 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 47 Mongolia 82.36 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 48 Bhutan 81.16 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eswatini?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Eswatini was 91.69 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 210.11 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5083 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 45th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.