Eswatini - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Eswatini was $1,695,428,000 as of 2020. Over the past 46 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,624,835,000 in 2010 and $140,696,400 in 1974.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1974 $140,696,400
1975 $179,173,200
1976 $198,030,000
1977 $217,235,000
1978 $311,420,000
1979 $446,425,100
1980 $618,103,700
1981 $604,048,200
1982 $546,409,400
1983 $557,759,600
1984 $458,625,600
1985 $334,310,800
1986 $358,266,400
1987 $479,658,100
1988 $555,451,100
1989 $605,564,400
1990 $767,782,700
1991 $816,639,900
1992 $987,933,400
1993 $1,044,844,000
1994 $1,036,265,000
1995 $1,265,414,000
1996 $1,282,854,000
1997 $1,293,953,000
1998 $1,339,750,000
1999 $1,226,033,000
2000 $1,436,512,000
2001 $1,316,924,000
2002 $1,225,756,000
2003 $1,858,626,000
2004 $2,018,812,000
2005 $2,183,055,000
2006 $2,179,948,000
2007 $2,442,185,000
2008 $2,180,186,000
2009 $2,258,981,000
2010 $2,624,835,000
2011 $2,052,769,000
2012 $1,988,247,000
2013 $1,927,163,000
2014 $1,980,782,000
2015 $1,690,359,000
2016 $1,650,110,000
2017 $1,947,794,000
2018 $2,066,911,000
2019 $1,926,374,000
2020 $1,695,428,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Eswatini was $1,680,458,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,671,900,000 in 2010 and $12,039,760 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $12,039,760
1961 $14,979,700
1962 $20,999,580
1963 $28,979,420
1964 $29,959,400
1965 $36,959,260
1966 $56,698,870
1967 $62,998,740
1968 $57,538,850
1969 $57,118,860
1970 $67,758,650
1971 $74,944,070
1972 $85,989,340
1973 $124,639,800
1974 $156,585,700
1975 $164,029,700
1976 $184,222,600
1977 $208,716,700
1978 $295,193,200
1979 $408,885,700
1980 $618,130,400
1981 $604,033,700
1982 $546,417,400
1983 $557,759,600
1984 $458,618,600
1985 $334,307,000
1986 $358,293,200
1987 $479,616,900
1988 $555,487,100
1989 $605,559,100
1990 $767,813,400
1991 $816,658,400
1992 $977,615,500
1993 $1,036,592,000
1994 $1,034,170,000
1995 $1,252,955,000
1996 $1,292,344,000
1997 $1,307,298,000
1998 $1,336,848,000
1999 $1,257,914,000
2000 $1,479,697,000
2001 $1,264,819,000
2002 $1,357,182,000
2003 $1,940,920,000
2004 $2,178,218,000
2005 $2,153,311,000
2006 $1,681,387,000
2007 $1,865,729,000
2008 $1,977,704,000
2009 $2,068,282,000
2010 $2,671,900,000
2011 $2,214,227,000
2012 $2,099,931,000
2013 $2,127,109,000
2014 $1,967,628,000
2015 $1,665,234,000
2016 $1,625,343,000
2017 $1,949,866,000
2018 $2,068,033,000
2019 $1,931,599,000
2020 $1,680,458,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Eswatini was 27,677,650,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,911,610,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 8,600,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 8,600,000
1961 10,700,000
1962 15,000,000
1963 20,700,000
1964 21,400,000
1965 26,400,000
1966 40,500,000
1967 45,000,000
1968 41,100,000
1969 40,800,000
1970 48,400,000
1971 53,600,000
1972 66,100,000
1973 86,500,000
1974 106,400,000
1975 121,300,000
1976 160,200,000
1977 181,500,000
1978 256,700,000
1979 344,200,000
1980 481,400,000
1981 530,100,000
1982 593,300,000
1983 621,400,000
1984 676,600,000
1985 745,070,000
1986 818,700,000
1987 976,500,000
1988 1,262,900,000
1989 1,588,200,000
1990 1,986,564,000
1991 2,255,039,000
1992 2,788,159,000
1993 3,387,272,000
1994 3,672,130,000
1995 4,544,592,000
1996 5,556,174,000
1997 6,024,028,000
1998 7,390,495,000
1999 7,685,223,000
2000 10,268,800,000
2001 10,888,950,000
2002 14,305,650,000
2003 14,682,480,000
2004 14,070,420,000
2005 13,693,550,000
2006 11,385,510,000
2007 13,144,810,000
2008 16,338,200,000
2009 17,526,000,000
2010 19,561,520,000
2011 16,077,720,000
2012 17,240,430,000
2013 20,537,450,000
2014 21,354,080,000
2015 21,225,570,000
2016 23,908,150,000
2017 25,990,550,000
2018 27,380,970,000
2019 27,911,610,000
2020 27,677,650,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Eswatini was 2,040,526,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,053,464,000 in 2019 and 62,951,760 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 62,951,760
1961 77,258,970
1962 106,874,900
1963 143,930,600
1964 142,786,000
1965 170,398,900
1966 263,968,000
1967 290,436,200
1968 300,022,200
1969 324,772,900
1970 323,771,900
1971 283,568,600
1972 313,183,700
1973 334,931,400
1974 336,504,900
1975 326,346,400
1976 392,589,200
1977 374,562,100
1978 463,982,100
1979 542,242,600
1980 789,813,300
1981 824,128,600
1982 771,952,800
1983 811,077,200
1984 705,719,500
1985 513,382,400
1986 478,578,800
1987 555,214,700
1988 614,419,300
1989 659,891,800
1990 753,263,700
1991 817,312,000
1992 956,661,100
1993 1,068,851,000
1994 1,034,118,000
1995 1,149,532,000
1996 1,189,524,000
1997 1,290,895,000
1998 1,415,178,000
1999 1,306,307,000
2000 1,377,894,000
2001 1,466,197,000
2002 1,560,039,000
2003 1,675,796,000
2004 1,649,162,000
2005 1,556,428,000
2006 1,241,098,000
2007 1,338,172,000
2008 1,505,402,000
2009 1,616,662,000
2010 1,822,941,000
2011 1,481,159,000
2012 1,445,629,000
2013 1,615,192,000
2014 1,619,860,000
2015 1,665,234,000
2016 1,802,577,000
2017 1,930,786,000
2018 2,022,589,000
2019 2,053,464,000
2020 2,040,526,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Eswatini was -0.63 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.91 in 1966 and a minimum value of -27.25 in 1985.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 22.73
1962 38.33
1963 34.67
1964 -0.80
1965 19.34
1966 54.91
1967 10.03
1968 3.30
1969 8.25
1970 -0.31
1971 -12.42
1972 10.44
1973 6.94
1974 0.47
1975 -3.02
1976 20.30
1977 -4.59
1978 23.87
1979 16.87
1980 45.66
1981 4.34
1982 -6.33
1983 5.07
1984 -12.99
1985 -27.25
1986 -6.78
1987 16.01
1988 10.66
1989 7.40
1990 14.15
1991 8.50
1992 17.05
1993 11.73
1994 -3.25
1995 11.16
1996 3.48
1997 8.52
1998 9.63
1999 -7.69
2000 5.48
2001 6.41
2002 6.40
2003 7.42
2004 -1.59
2005 -5.62
2006 -20.26
2007 7.82
2008 12.50
2009 7.39
2010 12.76
2011 -18.75
2012 -2.40
2013 11.73
2014 0.29
2015 2.80
2016 8.25
2017 7.11
2018 4.75
2019 1.53
2020 -0.63

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Eswatini was 22,149,560,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,290,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 683,330,500 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 683,330,500
1961 838,632,800
1962 1,160,109,000
1963 1,562,342,000
1964 1,549,918,000
1965 1,849,651,000
1966 2,865,328,000
1967 3,152,635,000
1968 3,256,689,000
1969 3,525,354,000
1970 3,514,488,000
1971 3,078,088,000
1972 3,399,556,000
1973 3,635,622,000
1974 3,652,702,000
1975 3,542,434,000
1976 4,261,488,000
1977 4,065,807,000
1978 5,036,446,000
1979 5,885,950,000
1980 8,573,288,000
1981 8,945,775,000
1982 8,379,416,000
1983 8,804,104,000
1984 7,660,464,000
1985 5,572,678,000
1986 5,194,891,000
1987 6,026,761,000
1988 6,669,416,000
1989 7,163,013,000
1990 8,176,548,000
1991 8,871,781,000
1992 10,384,390,000
1993 11,602,190,000
1994 11,225,170,000
1995 12,477,980,000
1996 12,912,080,000
1997 14,012,440,000
1998 15,361,510,000
1999 14,179,740,000
2000 14,956,800,000
2001 15,915,320,000
2002 16,933,950,000
2003 18,190,480,000
2004 17,901,370,000
2005 16,894,760,000
2006 13,471,910,000
2007 14,525,620,000
2008 16,340,880,000
2009 17,548,590,000
2010 19,787,720,000
2011 16,077,720,000
2012 15,692,050,000
2013 17,532,640,000
2014 17,583,300,000
2015 18,075,830,000
2016 19,566,660,000
2017 20,958,350,000
2018 21,954,860,000
2019 22,290,000,000
2020 22,149,560,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Eswatini was 42.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 114.05 in 1980, while its lowest value was 34.32 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 34.32
1961 34.82
1962 45.72
1963 53.54
1964 46.11
1965 52.59
1966 73.77
1967 84.27
1968 72.11
1969 54.18
1970 60.42
1971 54.92
1972 58.60
1973 56.17
1974 59.24
1975 56.89
1976 67.59
1977 68.65
1978 86.66
1979 99.22
1980 114.05
1981 105.83
1982 101.64
1983 100.44
1984 92.75
1985 92.84
1986 79.77
1987 82.11
1988 80.27
1989 86.89
1990 68.88
1991 70.64
1992 76.09
1993 76.38
1994 72.87
1995 73.75
1996 80.63
1997 76.15
1998 84.78
1999 81.27
2000 85.13
2001 82.00
2002 94.76
2003 88.32
2004 78.63
2005 67.75
2006 51.08
2007 53.78
2008 60.04
2009 57.77
2010 60.19
2011 45.93
2012 42.97
2013 46.27
2014 44.49
2015 40.98
2016 42.59
2017 44.29
2018 44.33
2019 42.97
2020 42.30

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments