Foreign debt fell 0.574% to USD 1,241 bil in Swaziland in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Swaziland reached an all time high of USD 1,248 bil in 2022 and an all time low of USD 32.6 bil in 1972. When compared to Swaziland's main peers, foreign debt in Botswana amounted to USD 2,079 bil, USD 1,776 bil in Lesotho, USD 66,848 bil in Mozambique and USD 165,787 bil in South Africa in 2023.
Swaziland has been ranked 104th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Botswana | USD bil | 1,732 | 1,774 | 1,564 | 1,603 | 1,997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 1,504 | 1,463 | 1,583 | 1,738 | 1,833 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | USD bil | 2,162 | 2,266 | 2,427 | 2,943 | 3,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 45,974 | 49,810 | 54,212 | 58,664 | 62,668 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | USD bil | 175,014 | 180,184 | 190,738 | 175,417 | 169,438 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 873 | 766 | 834 | 957 | 1,179 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | USD bil | 21,437 | 22,372 | 24,184 | 25,566 | 28,526 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 23,779 | 24,659 | 29,392 | 29,546 | 26,939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 12,574 | 12,689 | 12,249 | 12,742 | 13,818 |
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