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Ranked no. 1 in Africa in the Ease of Doing Business in Trading Across Borders.
Eswatini is one of the world’s ‘Top 5’ low-cost sugar producers.
India's presence in Eswatini spans food, healthcare and infrastructure.
India has forwarded credit lines worth over US$70mn to Eswatini.
Eswatini is a leading recipient of training scholarships from India.
US $261.79mn
Bilateral trade during 2021-22
EU
is the 2nd largest trade partner after Africa
2000
Overseas Indians currently live in Eswatini
CMA
Eswatini is a member of the Common Monetary Area (CMA), which also includes Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Under CMA, the Eswatini lilangeni is pegged at par to the South African rand.
Economy
Real gross domestic product growth in 2018 estimated at 2.4 per cent from 2 per cent in 2017, partly driven by a stronger-than-projected recovery in the primary and service sectors, as per the World Bank.
Agri-business
Eswatini cans fruit for major global companies through the fruit cannery based in Malkerns. The industry, backed by low-cost sugar production, has attracted investors such as Coca-Cola, Mondelez, etc.
Trade
Eswatini has extended market access to a population of over 1 billion through trading blocs such as the COMESA, AGOA, SADC, and SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement), SACU, GSP, among others.
Mining
Eswatini has identified rich deposits of a number of precious metals and gems such as gold and diamond, apart from coal, granite, asbestos, quarried stone, soapstone, kaolin, talc, silica, green chert and others.
Vision 2022
is a policy that opens opportunities in mining, energy, tourism, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies), research, and high-technology
India's Exports and Imports to Eswatini
Source: Department of Commerce
Dated: 24/01/2023
Values in US $ Millions
Country / Region: SWAZILAND
| S.No. | \Year | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EXPORT | 32.71 | 19.20 | 18.57 | 24.32 | 26.82 |
| 2. | %Growth | -41.31 | -3.26 | 30.94 | 10.28 | |
| 3. | India’s Total Export | 303,526.16 | 330,078.09 | 313,361.04 | 291,808.48 | 422,004.40 |
| 4. | %Growth | 8.75 | -5.06 | -6.88 | 44.62 | |
| 5. | %Share | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 6. | IMPORT | 8.92 | 9.60 | 7.03 | 50.87 | 234.98 |
| 7. | %Growth | 7.67 | -26.76 | 623.23 | 361.92 | |
| 8. | India’s Total Import | 465,580.99 | 514,078.42 | 474,709.28 | 394,435.88 | 613,052.05 |
| 9. | %Growth | 10.42 | -7.66 | -16.91 | 55.43 | |
| 10. | %Share | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| 11. | TOTAL TRADE | 41.63 | 28.80 | 25.61 | 75.19 | 261.79 |
| 12. | %Growth | -30.82 | -11.09 | 193.63 | 248.18 | |
| 13. | India’s Total Trade | 769,107.15 | 844,156.51 | 788,070.32 | 686,244.36 | 1,035,056.45 |
| 14. | %Growth | 9.76 | -6.64 | -12.92 | 50.83 | |
| 15. | %Share | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 16. | TRADE BALANCE | 23.79 | 9.60 | 11.54 | -26.55 | -208.16 |
| 17. | India’s Trade Balance | -162,054.83 | -184,000.33 | -161,348.24 | -102,627.40 | -191,047.65 |
High Commission of India
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High Commission of India, Villa No. 18, The Royal Villas, Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini
