Investment share of GDP in Eswatini

Investment in Eswatini was equal to 15.0% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2013.

Eswatini, 2024 15.0% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −5.9percentage points 2023: 20.8%
World, 2024 26.3% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 149th of 169 See the full ranking

Investment share of GDP in Eswatini over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period EswatiniWorld
2024 15.0% 26.3%
2023 20.8% 26.7%
2022 22.1% 27.5%
2021 19.8% 27.2%
2020 15.3% 26.5%
2019 16.2% 26.6%
2018 19.8% 26.7%
2017 17.7% 26.1%
2016 17.4% 25.7%
2015 17.2% 25.9%
2014 19.6% 25.9%
2013 16.1% 25.6%
2012 – 25.5%
2011 – 25.3%
2010 – 24.6%
2009 – 23.4%
2008 – 25.5%
2007 – 25.5%
2006 – 25.0%
2005 – 24.5%
2004 – 24.1%
2003 – 23.4%
2002 – 23.3%
2001 – 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −5.9 percentage points from 20.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 19.6%, the figure has changed by −4.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 169 countries with data for 2024, Eswatini has the 149th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2013 to 2024 for Eswatini
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices