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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · ESWATINI

What Eswatini Trades

In 2023, Eswatini sold about $2.1B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $2.0B in return. Its biggest customer was South Africa ($1.4B, 68% of exports); its biggest supplier, South Africa ($1.5B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$2.1B
GOODS IMPORTED$2.0B
TOP PARTNERSouth Africa

Where Eswatini sends its goods

Eswatini’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1South Africa67.5%$1.4B
2Kenya4.3%$90M
3Mozambique3.9%$82M
4Nigeria3.3%$70M
5Zimbabwe2.3%$48M
6Tanzania1.7%$36M
7Uganda1.6%$34M
8Italy1.6%$34M
9Botswana1.6%$34M
10United States1.4%$29M
11Portugal1.3%$28M
12Zambia0.8%$17M
13Bulgaria0.8%$17M
14Namibia0.7%$15M
16Mauritius0.6%$13M
17United Kingdom0.6%$12M
18France0.5%$11M
19Spain0.5%$11M
20Angola0.5%$11M
21Netherlands0.5%$11M
22India0.4%$9M
23Belgium0.4%$9M
24Rwanda0.2%$5M
25Malawi0.2%$5M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports.

Where Eswatini buys its goods

Eswatini’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1South Africa73.8%$1.5B
2China7.6%$154M
3India3.5%$72M
4United States1.5%$32M
5Mozambique1.2%$25M
6Ireland0.9%$19M
7Germany0.9%$19M
9Italy0.6%$13M
10Bahrain0.6%$13M
11Japan0.6%$12M
12United Kingdom0.5%$10M
13Thailand0.4%$8M
14Australia0.4%$8M
15Lesotho0.4%$7M
16Austria0.4%$7M
18France0.3%$7M
19Morocco0.3%$6M
20Switzerland0.3%$6M
21Poland0.3%$5M
22Zimbabwe0.3%$5M
23Kuwait0.2%$5M
24Netherlands0.2%$4M
25Belgium0.2%$4M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 99.5% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.