Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 6.38 billion current LCU in 2021. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Eswatini, 1999–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Eswatini is 6.38 billion current LCU, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and up 121.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Eswatini peaked at 8.36 billion current LCU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.22 billion current LCU, in 1999.
Eswatini ranks 75th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.22 billion current LCU | — |
| 2000 | 1.41 billion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 1.50 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.62 billion current LCU | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.88 billion current LCU | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 2.77 billion current LCU | +47.6% |
| 2005 | 3.14 billion current LCU | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 5.32 billion current LCU | +69.7% |
| 2007 | 4.99 billion current LCU | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 6.01 billion current LCU | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 5.19 billion current LCU | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 2.63 billion current LCU | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 2.88 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 7.06 billion current LCU | +145.1% |
| 2014 | 7.50 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 6.95 billion current LCU | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 5.28 billion current LCU | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 7.14 billion current LCU | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 5.87 billion current LCU | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 6.33 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 8.36 billion current LCU | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 6.38 billion current LCU | -23.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 6.38 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.87 billion current LCU, 29% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 6.38 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.94 billion current LCU, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +145.1% | 2.88 billion current LCU | 7.06 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 billion current LCU | 1.22 billion current LCU | 1.22 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.38 billion current LCU | 1.41 billion current LCU | 6.01 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 billion current LCU | 2.63 billion current LCU | 7.50 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.37 billion current LCU | 6.38 billion current LCU | 8.36 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More public sector data for Eswatini
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1973)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1973)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 64.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 79.66 million current USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Eswatini?
- Taxes on international trade in Eswatini was 6.38 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 billion current LCU in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 billion current LCU in 1999.
- How does Eswatini rank for taxes on international trade?
- Eswatini ranks 75th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.