Eswatini's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) was US$21.84 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2,146% from −US$1.07 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$21.84 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$1.94 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.07 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$32.59 million | 1997 |
| Lowest | −US$12.34 million | 1987 |
| Average since 2015 | US$1.64 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$1.02 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Eswatini's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$21.84 million on 2023 (from US$0 to US$21.84 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2023), the average change was +US$852,900 and a typical year strayed about US$6.17 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$32.85 million in 1997 and the biggest yearly fall was US$29.17 million in 1979. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.33 million a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 37th highest value of the 95 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$21.84 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$34.29 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Eswatini in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 52 values
| Year | PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,835,000 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | -1,941,000 |
| 2018 | -1,197,000 |
| 2017 | -591,000 |
| 2016 | -779,000 |
| 2015 | -912,000 |
| 2014 |
PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$687.85 million (2024)
- Benin — US$977.24 million (2024)
- Botswana — −US$4.44 million (2019)
- Burkina Faso — US$62.99 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$22.14 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$459.33 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$1.45 million (2024)
- Chad — −US$173.12 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$9.02 million (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — −US$430.39 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — 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$4,108 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 73,492 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Eswatini's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$)?
- US$21.84 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 2,251% from −US$1.02 million in 1970. The highest value was US$32.59 million in 1997 and the lowest −US$12.34 million in 1987.
- How does Eswatini rank?
- 37th highest of 95 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for Eswatini?
- In 2024, Eswatini's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$21.84 million on 2023 (from US$0 to US$21.84 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2023), the average change was +US$852,900 and a typical year strayed about US$6.17 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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