Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Eswatini is 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 1.16 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.
That places Eswatini 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4519 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.8692 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5629 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 1963 | 0.565 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.05 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +85.4% |
| 1965 | 1.16 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9599 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 1967 | 1.1 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8814 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7884 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3924 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2903 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17101.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1498 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1492 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1645 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1616 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1677 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1807 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1637 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1638 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1349 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1271 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1579 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1836 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1484 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1428 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1149 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0777 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0728 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0631 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0458 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0396 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0384 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0253 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0366 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0214 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0159 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0187 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0162 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0177 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0243 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0211 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0253 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0294 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0217 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0308 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0441 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0413 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0277 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0219 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0302 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0266 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0248 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0277 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 | +17101.0% | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2903 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8384 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4519 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.16 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1822 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3924 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1421 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1836 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0494 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0777 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0175 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0297 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0441 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0266 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0302 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 55 Cape Verde 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Benin 0.0266 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Laos 0.0265 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0215 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 0.0213 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Guinea 0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Eswatini?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Eswatini was 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.