External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Eswatini
Eswatini: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 53,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Eswatini stood at 53,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Eswatini peaked at 56,232 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Eswatini 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,153 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 2,014 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 1,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 2,147 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 2,104 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1,962 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 2,371 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 3,029 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1978 | 7,631 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +151.9% |
| 1979 | 9,996 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1980 | 10,868 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 10,152 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 10,854 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 10,747 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 9,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 12,059 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 14,294 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 16,257 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 14,533 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 14,507 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 14,618 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 14,864 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 13,477 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 12,854 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 13,494 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 13,868 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 13,535 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 14,590 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 15,848 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 16,200 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 15,252 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 15,607 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 19,441 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 22,810 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 23,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 24,168 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 24,510 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 26,093 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 24,579 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 25,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 42,677 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +70.2% |
| 2011 | 46,646 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 43,611 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 37,099 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 25,273 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2015 | 21,540 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 37,325 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 2017 | 36,188 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 39,821 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 43,464 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 43,523 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49,809 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 56,232 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 53,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 53,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,743 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 53,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,574 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +151.9% | 3,029 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,631 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,530 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,996 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,416 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,257 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,335 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,854 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,200 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,149 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,252 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 26,093 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,364 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,540 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 46,646 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 43,523 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 56,232 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 70 Paraguay 59,229 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 71 Kazakhstan 55,620 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 72 Argentina 54,835 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 74 Lesotho 52,551 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 75 Togo 50,456 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 46,678 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Eswatini?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Eswatini was 53,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 56,232 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Eswatini rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Eswatini ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, long-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.