Summary
- Eswatini → South Africa
- $1.5billion
- South Africa → Eswatini
- $1.7billion
- Eswatini’s balance
- -$195million
Balance
Eswatini’s trade balance with South Africa
Trade between Eswatini and South Africa grew 2.1-fold since 2000
USD billions (current). Eswatini’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.5
- Imports 1.7
- Balance -0.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $526 million | $1 billion | -$495 million |
| 2001 | $315 million | $739 million | -$424 million |
| 2002 | $206 million | $847 million | -$642 million |
| 2003 | $521 million | $1.2 billion | -$677 million |
| 2004 | $907 million | $1.6 billion | -$659 million |
| 2005 | $478 million | $1.3 billion | -$854 million |
| 2006 | $444 million | $967 million | -$524 million |
| 2007 | $888 million | $1 billion | -$144 million |
| 2008 | $737 million | $994 million | -$257 million |
| 2009 | $637 million | $1 billion | -$370 million |
| 2010 | $977 million | $1.5 billion | -$477 million |
| 2011 | $1 billion | $2.1 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2012 | $1.2 billion | $1.5 billion | -$356 million |
| 2013 | $1.2 billion | $1.5 billion | -$299 million |
| 2014 | $1.2 billion | $1.5 billion | -$285 million |
| 2015 | $1.1 billion | $1.2 billion | -$97 million |
| 2016 | $1.1 billion | $1.2 billion | -$125 million |
| 2017 | $1.2 billion | $1.2 billion | $10 million |
| 2018 | $1.2 billion | $1.4 billion | -$117 million |
| 2019 | $1.3 billion | $1.3 billion | -$24 million |
| 2020 | $1.1 billion | $1.1 billion | -$22 million |
| 2021 | $1.4 billion | $1.5 billion | -$114 million |
| 2022 | $1.4 billion | $1.5 billion | -$120 million |
| 2023 | $1.4 billion | $1.5 billion | -$66 million |
| 2024 | $1.5 billion | $1.7 billion | -$195 million |
What they sell each other
What Eswatini sells to South Africa
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What South Africa sells to Eswatini
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
Eswatini and South Africa traded $3.2 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
South Africa was Eswatini’s largest trading partner (74% of its trade), and Eswatini was South Africa’s 20th (1%).
- South Africa in Eswatini’s trade
- 73.8%
- South Africa’s rank among Eswatini’s partners
- 1st
- Eswatini in South Africa’s trade
- 1.2%
- Eswatini’s rank among South Africa’s partners
- 20th
Compare with
Other partners of South Africa
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.