Eswatini External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Eswatini external debt for 2022 was $1,211,144,995, a 2.74% increase from 2021.
  • Eswatini external debt for 2021 was $1,178,834,584, a 23.14% increase from 2020.
  • Eswatini external debt for 2020 was $957,337,769, a 14.83% increase from 2019.
  • Eswatini external debt for 2019 was $833,719,718, a 8.83% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
India $617
Indonesia $396
Egypt $163
Vietnam $147
Ukraine $139
Pakistan $127
Philippines $111
Nigeria $98
Bangladesh $97
Morocco $65
Angola $60
Sri Lanka $59
Uzbekistan $49
Ghana $45
Kenya $42
Tunisia $40
Mongolia $34
Zambia $29
Georgia $24
Cambodia $22
Sudan $22
El Salvador $21
Lao PDR $19
Papua New Guinea $19
Bolivia $16
Cameroon $15
Nicaragua $15
Honduras $13
Myanmar $13
Moldova $10
Kyrgyz Republic $10
Republic of Congo $8
Mauritania $5
Kosovo $4
Djibouti $3
Bhutan $3
Cabo Verde $2
Lesotho $2
Eswatini $1
Solomon Islands $1
Vanuatu $0
Sao Tome and Principe $0
Timor-Leste $0
Eswatini External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $1,211,144,995 2.74%
2021 $1,178,834,584 23.14%
2020 $957,337,769 14.83%
2019 $833,719,718 8.83%
2018 $766,109,447 -12.20%
2017 $872,584,999 14.06%
2016 $765,045,805 70.16%
2015 $449,611,576 -16.25%
2014 $536,860,008 -28.77%
2013 $753,685,365 -12.68%
2012 $863,170,342 -16.88%
2011 $1,038,510,828 2.21%
2010 $1,016,095,656 93.01%
2009 $526,442,283 9.66%
2008 $480,084,137 -3.49%
2007 $497,453,127 4.73%
2006 $474,976,017 -8.71%
2005 $520,294,301 12.23%
2004 $463,598,562 2.24%
2003 $453,448,988 10.36%
2002 $410,868,440 17.88%
2001 $348,534,802 4.44%
2000 $333,715,753 -1.93%
1999 $340,291,444 13.12%
1998 $300,826,830 -26.46%
1997 $409,051,383 74.17%
1996 $234,857,816 -5.92%
1995 $249,640,732 3.68%
1994 $240,790,699 5.53%
1993 $228,166,871 -4.10%
1992 $237,910,547 -8.65%
1991 $260,437,310 1.72%
1990 $256,044,454 -5.57%
1989 $271,146,128 4.51%
1988 $259,436,559 -14.32%
1987 $302,794,584 10.76%
1986 $273,377,332 15.57%
1985 $236,548,443 23.59%
1984 $191,395,503 -19.26%
1983 $237,056,126 15.27%
1982 $205,660,366 10.66%
1981 $185,846,514 -10.49%
1980 $207,635,164 13.38%
1979 $183,128,665 23.53%
1978 $148,246,664 142.63%
1977 $61,099,342 49.81%
1976 $40,783,710 20.85%
1975 $33,746,595 -6.74%
1974 $36,186,537 -2.02%
1973 $36,932,052 13.36%
1972 $32,579,542 -5.94%
1971 $34,636,159 -6.47%
1970 $37,033,600 -6.47%