Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Eswatini
Eswatini: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 0.6863 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Eswatini, 1974–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.6863 for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.3% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 15.75 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.6863, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 139th of 194 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.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.34 | — |
| 1975 | 2.77 | +107.1% |
| 1976 | 3.59 | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 3.97 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 4.19 | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 4.09 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 6.52 | +59.2% |
| 1981 | 7 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 6.92 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 9.55 | +38.0% |
| 1984 | 10.65 | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 13.21 | +24.0% |
| 1986 | 12.25 | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 13.5 | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 13.7 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 15.75 | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 10.12 | -35.7% |
| 1991 | 9.4 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 8.62 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 6.1 | -29.2% |
| 1994 | 5.43 | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 4.84 | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 4.7 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 4.88 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.97 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.52 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 3.35 | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 3.51 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.17 | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 3.03 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.05 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.08 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.97 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.81 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.77 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.65 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.25 | -52.7% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.86 | +38.7% |
| 2013 | 1.68 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.24 | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 2.45 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 2.64 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 3.24 | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 2.71 | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 2.57 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.72 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.75 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.66 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.73 | -35.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6863 | -60.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.6863 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.01, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.6863 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.52, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +107.1% | 1.34 | 2.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.32 | 1.34 | 4.19 | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.9 | 6.52 | 15.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.36 | 4.52 | 10.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 | 2.65 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 1.25 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 | 0.6863 | 2.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More population data for Eswatini
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.662 (2100)
- Population density 77.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 74,031 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.662 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Eswatini?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Eswatini was 0.6863 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 15.75 in 1989.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6863 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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