Eswatini

GDP growth in Eswatini

GDP growth in Eswatini: -3.8% a year in 1980 and 4.9% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
4.9% a year
Since 1980
+8.7 percentage points
Rank, 2025
36 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3.3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in EswatiniGDP growth in Eswatini: -3.8% a year in 1980 and 4.9% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.3% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.3% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 18.6% a year in 1986, the lowest -3.8% a year in 1980.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEswatini
20254.9
20243
20233.5
20220.4
20214.2
2020-3
20196.4
20180.1
20173.5
20162.9
20151.7
20142.1
20133.9
20125.4
20112.2
20103.8
20091.6
20080.8
20074.4
20066
20056
20043.6
20033.9
20024.4
20011.1
20001.8
19993
19982.6
19973.1
19963.8
19954.8
19942.4
19933.1
19923.2
19911.8
19909.9
19899.4
19887.6
198710
198618.6
19851.9
19842.5
1983-0.5
19821.4
19816.9
1980-3.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEswatini
20263.7
20273.4
20283.4
20293.3
20303.3
20313.3

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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