Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Eswatini

Current account balance in Eswatini in 2031 — 0.9%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 18.6 pp.

2031 0.9% +0.3 pp vs 2030
World rank 55of 188
Period maximum 13.5%2015
Period minimum -17.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Eswatini, 1980–2031-20-100102019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -17.7%1981: -10.5%1982: -16.4%1983: -15%1984: -12.7%1985: -8%1986: 1.7%1987: 8.1%1988: 9.9%1989: 7.9%1990: 4.2%1991: 3.8%1992: -2.9%1993: -4.4%1994: 0.1%1995: -1.6%1996: -2.9%1997: -0.1%1998: -5.3%1999: -1.9%2000: -2.7%2001: 0.6%2002: 2.4%2003: 4.2%2004: 2.7%2005: -3.3%2006: -6.2%2007: -1.9%2008: -7.2%2009: -11.9%2010: -9%2011: -6%2012: 5.2%2013: 11.2%2014: 11.9%2015: 13.5%2016: 8.1%2017: 6.2%2018: 1.4%2019: 3.8%2020: 6.8%2021: 2.6%2022: -2.7%2023: 2.2%2024: 1.6%2025: -0.6%2026: -1.8%2027: -0.5%2028: -0.1%2029: 0.4%2030: 0.6%2031: 0.9%
Change over the period: +18.6 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini

Eswatini 0.9%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Southern Africa computed -2.15%
Current account balance — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 0.9 +0.3 pp
2030 0.6 +0.2 pp
2029 0.4 +0.5 pp
2028 -0.1 +0.4 pp
2027 -0.5 +1.3 pp
2026 -1.8 −1.2 pp
2025 -0.6 −2.2 pp
2024 1.6 −0.6 pp
2023 2.2 +4.9 pp
2022 -2.7 −5.3 pp
2021 2.6 −4.2 pp
2020 6.8 +3 pp
2019 3.8 +2.4 pp
2018 1.4 −4.8 pp
2017 6.2 −1.9 pp
2016 8.1 −5.4 pp
2015 13.5 +1.6 pp
2014 11.9 +0.7 pp
2013 11.2 +6 pp
2012 5.2 +11.2 pp
2011 -6 +3 pp
2010 -9 +2.9 pp
2009 -11.9 −4.7 pp
2008 -7.2 −5.3 pp
2007 -1.9 +4.3 pp
2006 -6.2 −2.9 pp
2005 -3.3 −6 pp
2004 2.7 −1.5 pp
2003 4.2 +1.8 pp
2002 2.4 +1.8 pp
2001 0.6 +3.3 pp
2000 -2.7 −0.8 pp
1999 -1.9 +3.4 pp
1998 -5.3 −5.2 pp
1997 -0.1 +2.8 pp
1996 -2.9 −1.3 pp
1995 -1.6 −1.7 pp
1994 0.1 +4.5 pp
1993 -4.4 −1.5 pp
1992 -2.9 −6.7 pp
1991 3.8 −0.4 pp
1990 4.2 −3.7 pp
1989 7.9 −2 pp
1988 9.9 +1.8 pp
1987 8.1 +6.4 pp
1986 1.7 +9.7 pp
1985 -8 +4.7 pp
1984 -12.7 +2.3 pp
1983 -15 +1.4 pp
1982 -16.4 −5.9 pp
1981 -10.5 +7.2 pp
1980 -17.7

Southern Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.