External debt, end year in Eswatini
Eswatini: External debt, end year was 4.30 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Eswatini, 1979–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 4.30 billion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2011. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Eswatini peaked at 4.30 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.36 million current LCU, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110.90 million current LCU | 110.90 million current LCU | 110.90 million current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 262.31 million current LCU | 116.47 million current LCU | 425.23 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 716.10 million current LCU | 47.36 million current LCU | 1.64 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 billion current LCU | 2.06 billion current LCU | 3.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 billion current LCU | 3.96 billion current LCU | 4.30 billion current LCU | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Eswatini?
- External debt, end year in Eswatini was 4.30 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4.30 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.36 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for external debt, end year?
- Eswatini ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.