Land covered by forest
25.3%% of land area
#111 of 2132024
80% of world average
SERIAL · 748Africa
Eswatini
CapitalLobamba
CurrencySZL · lilangeni
LanguageEnglish, Swazi
Area17,364 km²
Since1968
ISOSWZ · SZ
Population
1.3Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Mswati III
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Southern Africa
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the east, where it shares a border with Mozambique. At no more than 200 km (120 mi) north to south and 130 km (81 mi) east to west, Eswatini is the second smallest country in continental Africa. However, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The executive capital is Mbabane, and the legislative capital is Lobamba.
Text: Wikipedia — EswatiniCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-17
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Lobamba
- Currency
- lilangeni (SZL)
- Official language
- English, Swazi
- Drives on the
- Left
- Calling code
- +268
- Licence plate code
- SD
- Top-level domain
- .sz
- Independence / founding
- 06 Sep 1968
- Highest point
- Emlembe (1,862 m)
- Lowest point
- Maputo River (21 m)
- Anthem
- Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati
— LAND —
Forest area
4,331km²
#140 of 2132025
2% of world average
Agricultural land
69.6%% of land area
#24 of 2092024
187% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
10.3%% of land area
#101 of 2062024
74% of world average
Land area
17,364km²
#155 of 2152024
3% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
1.3Mpeople
#158 of 2162025
3% of world average
Population growth
1.1%% per year
#97 of 2162025
108% of world average
Population density
72.3people per km²
#134 of 2152024
16% of world average
People living in cities
26.7%% of population
#200 of 2162025
42% of world average
Urban population growth
2.8%% per year
#50 of 2162025
186% of world average
People living rurally
73.3%% of population
#17 of 2162025
200% of world average
Population aged 0-14
33.0%% of population
#59 of 2162025
131% of world average
Population aged 15-64
62.7%% of population
#141 of 2162025
98% of world average
Population aged 65+
4.3%% of population
#160 of 2162025
40% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
59.6%% of working-age population
#76 of 2162025
104% of world average
Female population
50.9%% of population
#66 of 2162025
102% of world average
Births per woman
2.72births per woman
#64 of 2162024
116% of world average
Birth rate
23.6 /1,000per 1,000 people
#57 of 2162024
137% of world average
Death rate
7.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#91 of 2162024
100% of world average
Net migration
-5,775people (5-year total)
#140 of 2162025
-5245% of world average
Migrants living in the country
2.7%% of population
#139 of 2152024
20% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$5.16Bcurrent US$
#169 of 2112025
1% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$15.74Bcurrent int'l $
#155 of 1992025
2% of world average
GDP per person
$4,108current US$
#148 of 2112025
17% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$12,529current int'l $
#132 of 1992025
38% of world average
GDP growth
4.2%% per year
#76 of 2102025
124% of world average
GDP per person growth
3.1%% per year
#80 of 2102025
130% of world average
Gross national income
$4.69Bcurrent US$
#168 of 2042025
1% of world average
Gross national income per person
$3,730current US$
#145 of 2032025
18% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$11,390current int'l $
#133 of 1972025
36% of world average
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Inflation
2.6%% per year
#85 of 1902019
30% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
-0.4%% per year
#20 of 2092025
-6% of world average
Real interest rate
9.5%%
#25 of 1342024
229% of world average
Lending interest rate
10.9%%
#52 of 1342024
96% of world average
Government debt
35.7%% of GDP
#16 of 632021
60% of world average
Government revenue
25.1%% of GDP
#77 of 1492021
96% of world average
Government spending
24.6%% of GDP
#83 of 1492021
89% of world average
Government consumption
21.5%% of GDP
#40 of 1812024
123% of world average
Household consumption
63.5%% of GDP
#91 of 1812024
98% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
15.0%% of GDP
#158 of 1782024
64% of world average
Fixed investment
16.1%% of GDP
#146 of 1732024
72% of world average
Gross savings
18.2%% of GDP
#110 of 1682024
83% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$53.1Mcurrent US$
#154 of 2012025
1% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
1.0%% of GDP
#119 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
-0.1%% of GDP
#44 of 1792025
-5% of world average
Current account balance
2.4%% of GDP
#64 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$536.6Mcurrent US$
#158 of 1772024
1% of world average
External debt
$1.24Bcurrent US$
#16 of 1212024
2% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
54.60-100
#147 of 1472016
153% of world average
People below the poverty line
44.5%% of population
#134 of 1472016
348% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
42.7%%
#146 of 1472016
153% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
1.4%%
#140 of 1472016
50% of world average
Stock market value
6.9%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2007
9% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$38.7Mcurrent US$
#173 of 1862025
1% of world average
Foreign aid received
2.6%% of GNI
#68 of 1372023
43% of world average
Exchange rate
17.9local currency per US$
#96 of 2112025
1% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
6.4%% of GDP
#98 of 1992025
64% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
33.6%% of GDP
#40 of 2022025
137% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
28.1%% of GDP
#6 of 1952025
255% of world average
Services' share of the economy
52.4%% of GDP
#133 of 2022025
91% of world average
— TRADE —
Exports
53.8%% of GDP
#51 of 1872024
124% of world average
Imports
53.7%% of GDP
#69 of 1872024
108% of world average
Trade balance
0.0%% of GDP
#75 of 1872024
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
86.4%% of GDP
#41 of 2052025
134% of world average
Goods exported
$2.37Bcurrent US$
#141 of 2072025
2% of world average
Goods imported
$2.09Bcurrent US$
#165 of 2072025
2% of world average
Services exported
$312.0Mcurrent US$
#167 of 1912025
1% of world average
Services imported
$734.1Mcurrent US$
#161 of 1912025
2% of world average
Goods and services exported
$2.79Bcurrent US$
#149 of 1912025
2% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$2.93Bcurrent US$
#157 of 1912025
2% of world average
High-tech share of exports
0.3%% of manufactured exports
#167 of 1792023
2% of world average
Terms of trade
90.5index
#166 of 2062024
86% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
64.3 yrsyears
#191 of 2162024
87% of world average
Life expectancy, women
67.1 yrsyears
#191 of 2162024
88% of world average
Life expectancy, men
61.3 yrsyears
#198 of 2162024
86% of world average
Infant deaths
42.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#173 of 1962024
228% of world average
Deaths under age 5
45.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#162 of 1962024
186% of world average
Maternal deaths
118per 100,000 live births
#133 of 1942023
102% of world average
Health spending
7.5%% of GDP
#75 of 1932023
110% of world average
Health spending per person
$296current US$
#115 of 1932023
20% of world average
Physicians
0.6 /1,000per 1,000 people
#131 of 1872023
26% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
4.3 /1,000per 1,000 people
#86 of 1962023
90% of world average
Hospital beds
2.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
not enough data to rank2013
68% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
80.4%% of population
#174 of 2142024
89% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
64.5%% of population
#165 of 2132024
80% of world average
Suicide rate
27.2per 100,000 people
#183 of 1852021
319% of world average
Adults who smoke
11.5%% of adults
#43 of 1662024
58% of world average
HIV prevalence
23.4%% aged 15-49
#153 of 1532024
1703% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
319per 100,000 people
#189 of 2082024
321% of world average
Undernourishment
15.1%% of population
#128 of 1682024
150% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
85.0%% of children 12-23 months
#125 of 1932024
99% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
6.0%% of GDP
#25 of 1902024
139% of world average
Education spending
19.2%% of government spending
#24 of 1892025
142% of world average
Adult literacy
90.8%% aged 15+
#63 of 1192022
108% of world average
Youth literacy
98.7%% aged 15-24
#52 of 1262022
108% of world average
Primary school enrolment
116.5%% gross
#19 of 2002023
116% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
82.0%% gross
#128 of 1882016
94% of world average
University enrolment
6.4%% gross
not enough data to rank2013
13% of world average
Primary school completion
93.6%% of relevant age group
#101 of 1802023
104% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
26.6pupils per teacher
#117 of 1602017
120% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
7.0 yrsyears
#168 of 1972025
70% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
34.2%% of labour force
#186 of 1862025
495% of world average
Youth unemployment
54.3%% of labour force aged 15-24
#184 of 1862025
346% of world average
Labour force participation
51.2%% aged 15+
#157 of 1862025
85% of world average
Women in the labour force
48.5%% of women aged 15+
#122 of 1862025
95% of world average
Men in the labour force
54.0%% of men aged 15+
#178 of 1862025
77% of world average
Labour force
430,869people
#159 of 1862025
2% of world average
Working in agriculture
14.5%% of employment
#93 of 1862025
66% of world average
Working in industry
26.7%% of employment
#30 of 1862025
136% of world average
Working in services
58.7%% of employment
#95 of 1862025
101% of world average
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Self-employed
30.2%% of employment
#101 of 1862025
78% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
73.1%% of labour force
#127 of 1712023
96% of world average
Employed
33.7%% aged 15+
#179 of 1862025
60% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
63.4%% of population
#148 of 2072024
89% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
140per 100 people
#42 of 2102024
121% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
2.51per 100 people
#155 of 2082024
14% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
2.87per 100 people
#145 of 2132024
19% of world average
Access to electricity
89.3%% of population
#161 of 2142024
101% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
56.0%% of population
#131 of 1892024
80% of world average
Electricity used per person
1,102kWh per person
#103 of 1492024
26% of world average
Energy used per person
977kg oil equivalent per person
#91 of 1492024
43% of world average
Air passengers carried
34,663passengers
#151 of 1652023
0% of world average
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Air freight
0million tonne-km
#142 of 1632023
0% of world average
Rail network
300route-km
not enough data to rank2011
3% of world average
Rail passengers
0.068million passenger-km
not enough data to rank2011
0% of world average
Research and development spending
0.3%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2015
29% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
30.9count
#167 of 1972023
0% of world average
Tourists arriving
345,300count
#138 of 1942020
7% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$7.3Mcurrent US$
#169 of 1752020
0% of world average
2 of 18 figures unavailable for Eswatini.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
0.88tonnes per person
#60 of 2032024
20% of world average
Carbon emissions
1.09Mt CO2
#45 of 2032024
1% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
2.93Mt CO2-equivalent
#45 of 2032024
1% of world average
Protected land
4.2%% of land area
#186 of 2132025
22% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
40.5%% of internal resources
#140 of 1772022
32% of world average
Renewable water available per person
2,166m³ per person
#102 of 1832022
15% of world average
Renewable energy use
64.7%% of final energy consumption
#32 of 2122022
223% of world average
Electricity from renewables
83.1%% of total
#23 of 2062021
240% of world average
Electricity from fossil fuels
2.5%% of total
#14 of 2092024
4% of world average
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Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
Energy imported (net)
17.3%% of energy use
#80 of 1432024
no comparison
1 of 12 figures unavailable for Eswatini.
— STATE —
Military spending
1.6%% of GDP
#89 of 1562025
72% of world average
Military spending
$93.4Mcurrent US$
#143 of 1602025
1% of world average
Military spending
5.2%% of government spending
#81 of 1532025
70% of world average
Armed forces personnel
3,000people
not enough data to rank1999
2% of world average
Armed forces
1.0%% of labour force
not enough data to rank1999
78% of world average
Tax revenue
24.3%% of GDP
#16 of 1492021
145% of world average
Homicides
12.5per 100,000 people
#132 of 1582021
160% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Eswatini.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwatiAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Lobamba · approx. UTC+2
Neighbours
Landmarks
No landmark photos on file for Eswatini yet
People
Mswati IIIKing of Eswatini
Sobhuza IIKing of Swaziland (1899-1982)
Richard E. GrantBritish actor
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlaminiformer Prime Minister of Eswatini
Barnabas Sibusiso DlaminiPrime Minister of Swaziland (1942-2018)
Ntombi of SwazilandSwazi Queen
Sikhanyiso DlaminiSwazi princess
Themba DlaminiPrime Minister of Eswatini
Themba Nhlanganiso MasukuEswatini politician
Cleopas Dlaminiprime Minister of Eswatini
Edeupa YeriminPM of Swaziland
Sotsha DlaminiPrime Minister of Eswatini(1940-2017)
History
06 Sep 1968Eswatini founded as a sovereign state
24 Sep 1968Joined the United Nations
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population1.3M2025
GDP$5.16B2025
GDP per person$4,1082025