Eswatini

Country in Africa

In brief

Unemployment: 34.2% (2025). World rank 186 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 53 of 53. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 54.3% (2025). World rank 184 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 51 of 53. Tax revenue, share of GDP: 24.4% (2021). World rank 16 of 142; in Africa, 4 of 33. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $3.9B → $5.2B, GDP per person $3,420 → $4,108, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $8,391 → $12,529. Better than all its neighbours (Mozambique and South Africa): GDP growth per year. Worse than all its neighbours (Mozambique and South Africa): unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $5.2B 2025
GDP per person: $4,108 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $12,529 2025
GDP growth per year: +4.2% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $3,730 2025
Inflation: +2.6% 2019
Price level, USA = 100: 33 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 6.4% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 33.6% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 52.4% 2025
Unemployment: 34.2% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 54.3% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 48.5% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 53.8% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 53.7% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: +2.4% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.8% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 24.4% 2021
Currency: Swazi Lilangeni (SZL), South African Rand (ZAR)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 54.6 2016
Living on under $3 a day: 44.5% 2016