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2022
Product
Exports | Imports $2.05B | $2.04B143 of 226 |  163 of 226
2022
Per Capita Product
Exports | Imports $1.7k | $1.7k120 of 219 |  133 of 219

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Overview In 2022 Eswatini was the number 143 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 163 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Eswatini are Scented Mixtures ($559M), Raw Sugar ($302M), Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($208M), Sawn Wood ($80.1M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($65.1M), exporting mostly to South Africa ($1.35B), Kenya ($97.6M), Nigeria ($67.6M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($61.3M), and Mozambique ($61M).

Imports The top imports of Eswatini are Refined Petroleum ($216M), Gold ($89.4M), Electricity ($56.1M), Corn ($43.1M), and Gas Turbines ($38.6M), importing mostly from South Africa ($1.55B), China ($81.8M), United States ($68.9M), Mozambique ($64.9M), and Mauritania ($56.3M).

Location Eswatini borders Mozambique and South Africa by land.

Latest Trends

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Eswatini.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Yearly Trade

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Top Export (2022)Scented Mixtures$559M
Top Destination (2022)South Africa$1.35B

In 2022, Eswatini exported a total of $2.05B, making it the number 143 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Eswatini have changed by $10.6M from $2.04B in 2017 to $2.05B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Scented Mixtures ($559M), Raw Sugar ($302M), Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($208M), Sawn Wood ($80.1M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($65.1M). The most common destination for the exports of Eswatini are South Africa ($1.35B), Kenya ($97.6M), Nigeria ($67.6M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($61.3M), and Mozambique ($61M).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Democratic Republic of the Congo$59.2M (+ 2.77k%)
Pakistan$26.3M (+ 241%)
Romania$15.5M (+ 1.89k%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
Mauritania$56.3M (+ 979k%)
South Africa$43.8M (+ 2.9%)
Mozambique$31.8M (+ 96.3%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2021 - 2022)

Service Trade

Service Trade

Eswatini Exports Services (2015)$251M
Eswatini Imports Services (2015)$510M

In 2015, Eswatini exported $251M worth of services. The top services exported by Eswatini in 2015 were Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($118M), Other transport ($59.3M), Government services, n.i.e. ($28M), Construction in the compiling economy ($24.9M), and Insurance services ($11.3M).

The top services imported by Eswatini in 2015 were Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($354M), Other transport ($54.5M), Government services, n.i.e. ($35.1M), Insurance services ($18.2M), and Air transport ($14.2M).

Service Exports (2015)

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Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Eswatini has a high level of specialization in Scented Mixtures (212), Raw Sugar (103), Non-Knit Men's Undergarments (49), Other Sugars (38.1), and Packing Bags (34.7). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Eswatini observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Eswatini according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Tools, hand; saws and blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting,... (1.74), Weaving machines (looms) (1.52), Machine-tools; for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal,... (1.41), Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other... (1.41), and Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar... (1.22). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Eswatini according to the relatedness index, were Knit Sweaters (0.11), Knit Men's Coats (0.11), Crustaceans (0.11), Other Knit Garments (0.11), and Non-Knit Active Wear (0.11). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Eswatini is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Eswatini. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Eswatini exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

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