Economic Indicators for Eswatini


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance2.34-2.9417.87-28.93Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index166.82162.60166.822.48
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )2.604.8220.812.60Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate10.838.5020.637.25%
Interest rates7.36-0.2713.81-12.18Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt36.2538.6338.6312.51% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )93.8999.72104.1585.31
Human Capital Index0.370.370.410.31Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered2,961.002,871.002,961.001,454.00Number
Time required to start a business21.5030.0060.0021.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse116.00116.00116.00116.00Days
Armed forces Personnel3,000.003,000.004,000.003,000.00Total
GDP5550USD Billions
GDP Growth4.840.4821.02-2.12Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.042.102.102.04Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.140.240.240.05Per 1,000 people
Labor force416,013.00409,460.00416,013.00262,814.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education20.2511.3420.2511.34Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.792.846.752.79Total
Population2221Thousands