Eswatini's gross domestic savings (current US$) was US$728.99 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 8.78% from US$799.12 million in 2014 (0.91% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$728.99 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$882.5 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$799.12 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$917.3 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$649.21 million | 2013 |
| Average since 2015 | US$794.17 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$649.21 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Eswatini's gross domestic savings (current US$) fell 12.9% on 2023 (from US$836.68 million to US$728.99 million).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 13.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23.1% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.4% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 21% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Eswatini had the 23rd highest value of the 35 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Eswatini | US$728.99 million | 2024 |
| World | US$30.01 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$21.77 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$1.39 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Eswatini in the 2024 ranking
- Faroe Islands — 20th of 35: US$1.28 billion
- Bhutan — 21st of 35: US$877.77 million
- New Caledonia — 22nd of 35: US$857.7 million
- Fiji — 24th of 35: US$639.51 million
- Belize — 25th of 35: US$633.43 million
- Vanuatu — 26th of 35: US$44.12 million
What this measures
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 12 values
| Year | Gross domestic savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 728,991,330 |
| 2023 | 836,675,245 |
| 2022 | 878,690,394 |
| 2021 | 917,301,304 |
| 2020 | 764,195,815 |
| 2019 | 882,497,420 |
| 2018 | 747,667,170 |
| 2017 | 764,416,710 |
| 2016 | 691,349,132 |
| 2015 | 729,944,258 |
| 2014 |
Gross domestic savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$23.24 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$8.06 billion (2025)
- Botswana — US$4.53 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$6.13 billion (2025)
- Burundi — US$951.2 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$184.33 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$7.68 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — −US$150.63 million (2025)
- Chad — US$7.1 billion (2025)
- Comoros — −US$189.56 million (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$330.7 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 5.92 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 6.41% (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$4.77 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 85.32 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$5.16 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 92.32 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$4,108 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 73,492 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Eswatini's gross domestic savings (current US$)?
- US$728.99 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is up 12.29% from US$649.21 million in 2013 (1.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$917.3 million in 2021 and the lowest US$649.21 million in 2013.
- How does Eswatini rank?
- 23rd highest of 35 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in gross domestic savings (current US$) unusual for Eswatini?
- In 2024, Eswatini's gross domestic savings (current US$) fell 12.9% on 2023 (from US$836.68 million to US$728.99 million). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 13.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDS.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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