Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Eswatini
Eswatini: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual was 14.51 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual in Eswatini, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Eswatini is 14.51 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 87.1% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Eswatini peaked at 221.52 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -57.78 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 47th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -1.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 100.01 % change on previous year | -5147.8% |
| 1973 | 13.84 % change on previous year | -86.2% |
| 1974 | -54.49 % change on previous year | -493.8% |
| 1975 | -6.8 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 1976 | -34.28 % change on previous year | +404.3% |
| 1977 | 20.1 % change on previous year | -158.6% |
| 1978 | 16.93 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1979 | 87.42 % change on previous year | +416.3% |
| 1980 | 144.65 % change on previous year | +65.5% |
| 1981 | 16.38 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 1982 | 6.65 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 1983 | 6 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1984 | -6.41 % change on previous year | -206.8% |
| 1985 | 23.36 % change on previous year | -464.1% |
| 1986 | 29.67 % change on previous year | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 45.42 % change on previous year | +53.1% |
| 1988 | -25.25 % change on previous year | -155.6% |
| 1989 | -14.91 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1990 | 37.67 % change on previous year | -352.8% |
| 1991 | -41.48 % change on previous year | -210.1% |
| 1992 | -16.53 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 1993 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 1994 | 9.49 % change on previous year | -513.5% |
| 1995 | -21.91 % change on previous year | -330.8% |
| 1996 | 64.49 % change on previous year | -394.4% |
| 1997 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -106.9% |
| 1998 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1999 | 27.08 % change on previous year | -959.2% |
| 2000 | -11.97 % change on previous year | -144.2% |
| 2001 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -79.5% |
| 2002 | -27.96 % change on previous year | +1037.2% |
| 2003 | 47.92 % change on previous year | -271.4% |
| 2004 | 46.33 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2005 | -16.47 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 2006 | 8.85 % change on previous year | -153.7% |
| 2007 | 25.57 % change on previous year | +189.1% |
| 2008 | 13.96 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 2009 | -8.4 % change on previous year | -160.2% |
| 2010 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 2011 | -6.79 % change on previous year | +160.1% |
| 2012 | 18.54 % change on previous year | -373.0% |
| 2013 | 90.06 % change on previous year | +385.7% |
| 2014 | 98.97 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2015 | -57.52 % change on previous year | -158.1% |
| 2016 | -57.78 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 221.52 % change on previous year | -483.4% |
| 2018 | -57.2 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2019 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -95.5% |
| 2020 | 89.27 % change on previous year | -3593.1% |
| 2021 | -36.7 % change on previous year | -141.1% |
| 2022 | 30.47 % change on previous year | -183.0% |
| 2023 | 112.41 % change on previous year | +268.9% |
| 2024 | 14.51 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 14.51 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.16 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 14.51 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.74 % change on previous year, 8.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +5147.8% | -1.98 % change on previous year | 100.01 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +3593.1% | -2.56 % change on previous year | 89.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.64 % change on previous year | -54.49 % change on previous year | 100.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.56 % change on previous year | -25.25 % change on previous year | 144.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.89 % change on previous year | -41.48 % change on previous year | 64.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.54 % change on previous year | -27.96 % change on previous year | 47.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.46 % change on previous year | -57.78 % change on previous year | 221.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.99 % change on previous year | -36.7 % change on previous year | 112.41 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 44 Jordan 14.96 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Saint Lucia 14.82 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Peru 14.57 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Bhutan 14.35 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Tunisia 11.83 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Liberia 11.8 % change on previous year compare
More external debt data for Eswatini
- Net financial flows, IBRD 95.53 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.1199 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -8.66 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 169.16 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.19 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Eswatini?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Eswatini was 14.51 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 221.52 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -57.78 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual?
- Eswatini ranks 47th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.