Foreign liabilities in Eswatini

Eswatini: Foreign liabilities was 2.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2.02 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
145th
of 149 countries
All-time high
4.89 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
1.42 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2015
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Eswatini, 1995–2020

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B1995200720201995: 4.9B real chained 2019 US$1996: 4.2B real chained 2019 US$1997: 3.7B real chained 2019 US$1998: 3.8B real chained 2019 US$1999: 4.0B real chained 2019 US$2000: 3.5B real chained 2019 US$2001: 2.4B real chained 2019 US$2002: 2.9B real chained 2019 US$2003: 3.2B real chained 2019 US$2004: 3.7B real chained 2019 US$2005: 3.2B real chained 2019 US$2006: 3.1B real chained 2019 US$2007: 3.0B real chained 2019 US$2008: 2.1B real chained 2019 US$2009: 2.7B real chained 2019 US$2010: 3.1B real chained 2019 US$2011: 3.3B real chained 2019 US$2012: 2.8B real chained 2019 US$2013: 2.4B real chained 2019 US$2014: 1.7B real chained 2019 US$2015: 1.4B real chained 2019 US$2016: 1.8B real chained 2019 US$2017: 1.9B real chained 2019 US$2018: 1.8B real chained 2019 US$2019: 2.0B real chained 2019 US$2020: 2.0B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 2.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Eswatini peaked at 4.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.42 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2015.

That places Eswatini 145th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 2.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 2.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 2.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 142 Central African Republic 2.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 143 Lesotho 2.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 144 Gambia 2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 146 Liberia 1.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 147 Guinea-Bissau 1.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 148 Solomon Islands 809.02 million real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Eswatini?
Foreign liabilities in Eswatini was 2.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 4.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 1.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2015.
How does Eswatini rank for foreign liabilities?
Eswatini ranks 145th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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