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The economy is still expanding
Still growing, with a higher growth rate than in 2024
Growth 4.2%year 2025
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SWZ Eswatini
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Currency and external liquidity
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Area score: 45.0 /100
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Jobs and income ?
Year 2025 unemployment was 34.2% of the labor force. This does not tell us how your own job or income will change.
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Is the economy growing or shrinking? ?
Year 2025 growth was 4.2% compared with 3.0% in 2024 · Still growing, with a higher growth rate than in 2024
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- CPI inflation · Observation year 2019
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40.2/100
Economic contraction
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Screening score, not event probability—Insufficient data
Inflation pressure
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Insufficient data to score this area45.0/100
Currency and external liquidity
Explore external balances and reserves to understand selected pressures on external stability.
Screening score, not event probability5.9/100
Government debt pressure
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Screening score, not event probability3.6/100
Credit vulnerability
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Screening score, not event probabilityFigures and observation years
Sources and credits ↗| Indicator ? | Value | Observation year ? | Status ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth ? | 4.19% per year | 2025 | Used in assessment |
| CPI inflation ? | 2.60% per year | 2019 | Old · excluded from score |
| Current account balance ? | 2.38% GDP | 2025 | Used in assessment |
| Reserves in months of imports ? | 1.91months | 2024 | Used in assessment |
| Private sector credit ? | 23.08% GDP | 2025 | Used in assessment |
| Unemployment ? | 34.20% of labor force | 2025 | Used in assessment |
| General government debt ? | 44.80% GDP | 2025 | Used in assessmentMay be an estimate |