Eswatini — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance normalized by GDP; the standard cross-country comparison of external imbalances.
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.78 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -0.56 | Actual |
| 2024 | 1.61 | Actual |
| 2023 | 2.17 | Actual |
| 2022 | -2.73 | Actual |
| 2021 | 2.64 | Actual |
| 2020 | 6.8 | Actual |
| 2019 | 3.79 | Actual |
| 2018 | 1.35 | Actual |
| 2017 | 6.16 | Actual |
| 2016 | 8.07 | Actual |
| 2015 | 13.48 | Actual |
| 2014 | 11.94 | Actual |
| 2013 | 11.17 | Actual |
| 2012 | 5.18 | Actual |
| 2011 | -6.02 | Actual |
| 2010 | -9.01 | Actual |
| 2009 | -11.92 | Actual |
| 2008 | -7.23 | Actual |
| 2007 | -1.95 | Actual |
| 2006 | -6.15 | Actual |
| 2005 | -3.33 | Actual |
| 2004 | 2.65 | Actual |
| 2003 | 4.19 | Actual |
| 2002 | 2.39 | Actual |
| 2001 | 0.6 | Actual |
| 2000 | -2.72 | Actual |
| 1999 | -1.92 | Actual |
| 1998 | -5.35 | Actual |
| 1997 | -0.14 | Actual |
| 1996 | -2.93 | Actual |
| 1995 | -1.58 | Actual |
| 1994 | 0.12 | Actual |
| 1993 | -4.38 | Actual |
| 1992 | -2.93 | Actual |
| 1991 | 3.79 | Actual |
| 1990 | 4.23 | Actual |
| 1989 | 7.89 | Actual |
| 1988 | 9.93 | Actual |
| 1987 | 8.13 | Actual |
| 1986 | 1.75 | Actual |
| 1985 | -7.96 | Actual |
| 1984 | -12.71 | Actual |
| 1983 | -15.01 | Actual |
| 1982 | -16.43 | Actual |
| 1981 | -10.49 | Actual |
| 1980 | -17.71 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net