Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Eswatini

Merchandise imports in Eswatini in 2025 — 2,090,000,000 US$. Ranked 165 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12,194.1%.

2025 2.09B US$ +0.87% vs 2024
World rank 165of 205
Period maximum 2.12B US$2022
Period minimum 17M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Eswatini, 1960–202501B2B3B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 17,000,000 US$1962: 22,000,000 US$1964: 27,000,000 US$1966: 34,000,000 US$1968: 48,000,000 US$1970: 60,000,000 US$1972: 69,000,000 US$1974: 138,000,000 US$1976: 200,000,000 US$1978: 311,000,000 US$1980: 623,000,000 US$1982: 526,000,000 US$1984: 447,000,000 US$1986: 352,000,000 US$1988: 516,000,000 US$1990: 663,000,000 US$1992: 866,000,000 US$1994: 927,000,000 US$1996: 1,062,000,000 US$1998: 1,083,000,000 US$2000: 1,046,000,000 US$2002: 955,000,000 US$2004: 1,925,000,000 US$2006: 1,910,000,000 US$2008: 1,580,000,000 US$2010: 1,960,000,000 US$2012: 1,848,000,000 US$2014: 1,690,000,000 US$2016: 1,476,000,000 US$2018: 1,858,000,000 US$2020: 1,605,000,000 US$2022: 2,124,000,000 US$2024: 2,072,000,000 US$2025: 2,090,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +2.07B (+12,194.12%) Average annual rate: 7.68 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Eswatini 2.09B US$
World 26.69T US$
Southern Africa computed 147B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 2.09B +18M +0.87%
2024 2.07B +33M +1.62%
2023 2.04B −85M −4%
2022 2.12B +1M +0.05%
2021 2.12B +518M +32.27%
2020 1.61B −227M −12.39%
2019 1.83B −26M −1.4%
2018 1.86B +246M +15.26%
2017 1.61B +136M +9.21%
2016 1.48B +64M +4.53%
2015 1.41B −278M −16.45%
2014 1.69B −3M −0.18%
2013 1.69B −155M −8.39%
2012 1.85B −102M −5.23%
2011 1.95B −10M −0.51%
2010 1.96B +180M +10.11%
2009 1.78B +200M +12.66%
2008 1.58B −260M −14.13%
2007 1.84B −70M −3.66%
2006 1.91B +20M +1.06%
2005 1.89B −35M −1.82%
2004 1.93B +406M +26.73%
2003 1.52B +564M +59.06%
2002 955M −174M −15.41%
2001 1.13B +83M +7.93%
2000 1.05B −22M −2.06%
1999 1.07B −15M −1.39%
1998 1.08B +17M +1.59%
1997 1.07B +4M +0.38%
1996 1.06B +54M +5.36%
1995 1.01B +81M +8.74%
1994 927M +54M +6.19%
1993 873M +7M +0.81%
1992 866M +148M +20.61%
1991 718M +55M +8.3%
1990 663M +80M +13.72%
1989 583M +67M +12.98%
1988 516M +81M +18.62%
1987 435M +83M +23.58%
1986 352M +28M +8.64%
1985 324M −123M −27.52%
1984 447M −104M −18.87%
1983 551M +25M +4.75%
1982 526M −68M −11.45%
1981 594M −29M −4.65%
1980 623M +188M +43.22%
1979 435M +124M +39.87%
1978 311M +129M +70.88%
1977 182M −18M −9%
1976 200M +22M +12.36%
1975 178M +40M +28.99%
1974 138M +42M +43.75%
1973 96M +27M +39.13%
1972 69M +2M +2.99%
1971 67M +7M +11.67%
1970 60M +10M +20%
1969 50M +2M +4.17%
1968 48M −1M −2.04%
1967 49M +15M +44.12%
1966 34M −3M −8.11%
1965 37M +10M +37.04%
1964 27M +1M +3.85%
1963 26M +4M +18.18%
1962 22M +2M +10%
1961 20M +3M +17.65%
1960 17M

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.