Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Eswatini

Imports (% of GDP) in Eswatini in 2024 — 53.72%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 172. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 10.33 pp.

2024 53.72% +2.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 64of 172
Period maximum 53.72%2024
Period minimum 40.41%2020

Trend over time

2013–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Eswatini, 2013–20244045505520132015201720192021202320242013: 43.4%2014: 46.3%2015: 43.4%2016: 44.07%2017: 43.72%2018: 44.62%2019: 41.88%2020: 40.41%2021: 45.32%2022: 48.08%2023: 51.22%2024: 53.72%
Change over the period: +10.33 pp Annual average: 0.94 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Eswatini 53.72%
World 28.11%
Southern Africa computed 32.21%
Imports (% of GDP) — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 53.72 +2.5 pp
2023 51.22 +3.15 pp
2022 48.08 +2.76 pp
2021 45.32 +4.91 pp
2020 40.41 −1.47 pp
2019 41.88 −2.74 pp
2018 44.62 +0.9 pp
2017 43.72 −0.35 pp
2016 44.07 +0.67 pp
2015 43.4 −2.9 pp
2014 46.3 +2.9 pp
2013 43.4

Southern Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.