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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Eswatini: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Eswatini is placed 112th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 10,707 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 13.56 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
112th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 10,707GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 13.56Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.271Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 65.12Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Eswatini on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
10,707
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Eswatini: 10,707. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Africa
- 17,687 Botswana
- Land neighbours
- Mozambique 1,451 · South Africa 13,592
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Eswatini’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
13.56
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Eswatini: 13.56. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Africa
- 35.95 Namibia
- Land neighbours
- Mozambique 11.15 · South Africa 4.781
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.271
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 65th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Eswatini: 0.271. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Africa
- 0.378 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Mozambique -1.227 · South Africa 0.378
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
65.12
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Eswatini: 65.12. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Africa
- 81.13 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Mozambique 54.39 · South Africa 81.13
02Over time
Which way Eswatini is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
EswatiniWorld median
Eswatini rose from 6,106 in 2000 to 10,707 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Eswatini World median 2025 10,707 17,265 2024 10,386 18,108 2023 10,182 17,686 2022 9,928 16,933 2021 9,990 16,260 2020 9,696 15,631 2019 10,100 16,761 2018 9,578 16,349 2017 9,661 16,129 2016 9,403 15,512 2015 9,187 14,857 2014 9,084 14,475 2013 8,951 14,681 2012 8,646 14,631 2011 8,351 13,916 2010 8,246 14,101 2009 7,989 13,655 2008 7,926 14,030 2007 7,867 13,755 2006 7,585 12,983 2005 7,142 12,023 2004 6,775 11,608 2003 6,578 11,183 2002 6,336 11,144 2001 6,135 10,907 2000 6,106 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
EswatiniWorld median
Eswatini fell from 0.312 in 2000 to 0.271 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Eswatini World median 2024 0.271 0.1310 2023 0.172 0.0710 2022 0.189 0.0580 2021 0.343 0.0010 2020 0.412 0.0470 2019 0.150 0.0300 2018 0.296 -0.0150 2017 0.333 0.0080 2016 0.368 -0.0660 2015 0.359 -0.0600 2014 0.356 -0.0190 2013 0.325 0.0140 2012 0.304 0.0060 2011 0.297 -0.0140 2010 0.414 -0.0020 2009 0.767 0.0990 2008 0.735 0.0700 2007 0.875 -0.0080 2006 0.841 0.0740 2005 0.575 0.0510 2004 0.398 0.0505 2003 0.219 0.0450 2002 0.317 0.0100 2001 0.351 0.0470 2000 0.312 0.0160
03In context
Eswatini beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Eswatini and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 101st | 13,592 | 4.781 | 0.378 | 81.13 |
| Eswatini | 112th | 10,707 | 13.56 | 0.271 | 65.12 |
 Mozambique | 165th | 1,451 | 11.15 | -1.227 | 54.39 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Eswatini in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Eswatini is ahead of the world, and behind
40 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Eswatini does better than the middle country measured.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.8350.627▲ Improved since 2013
Eswatini: 0.835 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.937.67212.93▲ Improved since 2014
Eswatini: 7.672 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 87th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9427.7543.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Eswatini: 27.75 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 87th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.419.6210.4No earlier reading
Eswatini: 19.62 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1874.3922.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Eswatini: 4.392 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3964.1943.396▲ Improved since 2015
Eswatini: 4.194 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 69th of 186 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23107.49106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Eswatini: 107.49 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 89th of 195 · derived.
Behind the world median17
Statistics on which Eswatini does worse than the middle country measured.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08105.96106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Eswatini: 105.96 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 100th of 195 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48636,42746,486▲ Improved since 2010
Eswatini: 36,427 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 150 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4511.6231.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Eswatini: 1.623 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 48th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8908,52212,890No real change since 2012
Eswatini: 8,522 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 100th of 166 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3894.6718.389▲ Improved since 2011
Eswatini: 4.671 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 78th of 118 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8007,39012,800No real change since 2017
Eswatini: 7,390 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 116th of 173 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3430.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Eswatini: 0.343 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 119th of 170 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06100.16107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Eswatini: 100.16 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 136th of 194 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1927.740.19▲ Improved since 2020
Eswatini: 27.7 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 137th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6738.5446.67No real change since 2012
Eswatini: 38.54 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 138th of 195 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.676-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Eswatini: -0.676 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 155th of 209 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95137.92701.95No earlier reading
Eswatini: 137.92 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 108th of 145 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3944.6152.39No earlier reading
Eswatini: 44.61 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 169 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.851.163.8No earlier reading
Eswatini: 51.1 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 79th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.539.6627.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Eswatini: 39.66 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.13.8916.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Eswatini: 3.89 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8169.8441.81No earlier reading
Eswatini: 69.84 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 16th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end16
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2628.0611.26No real change since 2015
Eswatini: 28.06 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 4th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6533.5824.65Moved since 2015
Eswatini: 33.58 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 33rd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242524Moved since 2016
Eswatini: 25 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7082.9991.708Moved since 2011
Eswatini: 2.999 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 82nd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.3090.306Moved since 2015
Eswatini: 0.309 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5726.4086.572Moved since 2015
Eswatini: 6.408 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 81st of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.662.983.66Moved since 2012
Eswatini: 2.98 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6026.4539.602Moved since 2015
Eswatini: 6.453 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1740.9167.17No real change since 2014
Eswatini: 40.91 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0617.6622.06Moved since 2014
Eswatini: 17.66 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 100th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.878-0.225Moved since 2014
Eswatini: -0.878 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3880.523No real change since 2013
Eswatini: 0.388 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.8651.968Moved since 2015
Eswatini: 0.865 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2402052,240No real change since 2022
Eswatini: 205 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2386.45103.23Moved since 2015
Eswatini: 86.45 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.306-0.453.306Moved since 2015
Eswatini: -0.45 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
No current reading for Eswatini
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2021), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Creative Services Exports (last 2023), Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption (last 2024), Gini Index (last 2016), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2016), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (last 2024), Household Consumption (last 2024), ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2016), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2016), Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Logistics Performance Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio (last 2016), Research and Development Spending (last 2015), Statutory Minimum Wage (last 2021), Tax Revenue (% of GDP) (last 2023) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2024). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Eswatini’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Eswatini’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy54th of 1653/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge101st of 1983/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability103rd of 1864/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience122nd of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation112th of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Security114th of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technology129th of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital130th of 1963/3 keys
- Gender & Equality135th of 1833/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture140th of 1844/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions156th of 1944/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing168th of 2004/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties181st of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour174th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality154th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Eswatini can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Southern Africa
Namibia100th4/4 keysThis page
Eswatini112th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Eswatini and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Eswatini on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Eswatini rank on economy & innovation?
Eswatini is placed 112th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Eswatini?
10,707 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Eswatini?
13.56 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Eswatini compare with South Africa on economy & innovation?
South Africa is placed 101st of 176, and Eswatini 112th. GDP per Capita (PPP): South Africa 13,592, Eswatini 10,707; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: South Africa 4.781, Eswatini 13.56; Economic Complexity Index: South Africa 0.378, Eswatini 0.271; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: South Africa 81.13, Eswatini 65.12.
How have Eswatini’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 6,106 in 2000 to 10,707 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 0.312 in 2000 to 0.271 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Eswatini?
No current reading is published for Eswatini on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Logistics Performance Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tax Revenue (% of GDP) and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 40 statistics on this page come from 12 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Eswatini’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Eswatini (banner) — Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Eswatini: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/eswatini/economy