Foreign liabilities in Eswatini

Eswatini: Foreign liabilities was 2.15 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.15 billion current US$
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
145th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.15 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
756.00 million current US$
in 2001
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Eswatini, 1995–2020

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B1995200720201995: 1.0B current US$1996: 918.0M current US$1997: 869.0M current US$1998: 953.0M current US$1999: 1.1B current US$2000: 1.1B current US$2001: 756.0M current US$2002: 1.0B current US$2003: 1.2B current US$2004: 1.5B current US$2005: 1.3B current US$2006: 1.4B current US$2007: 1.4B current US$2008: 1.1B current US$2009: 1.6B current US$2010: 1.8B current US$2011: 2.1B current US$2012: 1.9B current US$2013: 1.7B current US$2014: 1.3B current US$2015: 1.2B current US$2016: 1.6B current US$2017: 1.8B current US$2018: 1.8B current US$2019: 2.0B current US$2020: 2.2B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Eswatini stood at 2.15 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Eswatini peaked at 2.15 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 756.00 million current US$, in 2001.

Eswatini ranks 145th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 965.20 million current US$ 869.00 million current US$ 1.08 billion current US$ 5
2000s 1.24 billion current US$ 756.00 million current US$ 1.57 billion current US$ 10
2010s 1.72 billion current US$ 1.15 billion current US$ 2.08 billion current US$ 10
2020s 2.15 billion current US$ 2.15 billion current US$ 2.15 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 142 Central African Republic 2.27 billion current US$ compare
  2. 143 Lesotho 2.24 billion current US$ compare
  3. 144 Gambia 2.20 billion current US$ compare
  4. 146 Liberia 1.86 billion current US$ compare
  5. 147 Guinea-Bissau 1.61 billion current US$ compare
  6. 148 Solomon Islands 833.00 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Eswatini?
Foreign liabilities in Eswatini was 2.15 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 2.15 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 756.00 million current US$ in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for foreign liabilities?
Eswatini ranks 145th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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