Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) was 319.96 SDR per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Eswatini, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 319.96 SDR per person for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Eswatini peaked at 507.33 SDR per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.77 SDR per person, in 1974.
Eswatini ranks 125th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 19.77 SDR per person | — |
| 1975 | 72.69 SDR per person | +267.8% |
| 1976 | 115.08 SDR per person | +58.3% |
| 1977 | 138.98 SDR per person | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 149.42 SDR per person | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 141.05 SDR per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 198.42 SDR per person | +40.7% |
| 1981 | 117.68 SDR per person | -40.7% |
| 1982 | 100.4 SDR per person | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 129.26 SDR per person | +28.8% |
| 1984 | 114.13 SDR per person | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 104.68 SDR per person | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 104.23 SDR per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 113.66 SDR per person | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 128.53 SDR per person | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 163.08 SDR per person | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 164.65 SDR per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 122.8 SDR per person | -25.4% |
| 1992 | 228.88 SDR per person | +86.4% |
| 1993 | 188.95 SDR per person | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 200.3 SDR per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 197.54 SDR per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 169.43 SDR per person | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 208.19 SDR per person | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 240.99 SDR per person | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 257.01 SDR per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 250.64 SDR per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 197.18 SDR per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 183.01 SDR per person | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 166.62 SDR per person | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 185.72 SDR per person | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 149.77 SDR per person | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 220 SDR per person | +46.9% |
| 2007 | 440.86 SDR per person | +100.4% |
| 2008 | 436.28 SDR per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 507.33 SDR per person | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 395.94 SDR per person | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 304.31 SDR per person | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 383.49 SDR per person | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 389.26 SDR per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 370.92 SDR per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 297.65 SDR per person | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 317.07 SDR per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 293.64 SDR per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 223.7 SDR per person | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 222.9 SDR per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 271.51 SDR per person | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 231.08 SDR per person | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 255.71 SDR per person | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 273.21 SDR per person | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 319.96 SDR per person | +17.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 319.96 SDR per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 265.55 SDR per person, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 319.96 SDR per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.6 SDR per person, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) 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 | +267.8% | 19.77 SDR per person | 72.69 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106.16 SDR per person | 19.77 SDR per person | 149.42 SDR per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 127.41 SDR per person | 100.4 SDR per person | 198.42 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 197.88 SDR per person | 122.8 SDR per person | 257.01 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 273.74 SDR per person | 149.77 SDR per person | 507.33 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.89 SDR per person | 222.9 SDR per person | 395.94 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 270.29 SDR per person | 231.08 SDR per person | 319.96 SDR per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More financial sector data for Eswatini
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.22 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.15 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Eswatini?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Eswatini was 319.96 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 507.33 SDR per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.77 SDR per person in 1974.
- How does Eswatini rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 125th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.