Foreign debt rose 21.5% to USD 766 bil in Swaziland in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Swaziland reached an all time high of USD 766 bil in 2020 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 1,597 bil, USD 1,052 bil in Lesotho, USD 20,932 bil in Mozambique and USD 170,767 bil in South Africa in 2020.
Swaziland has been ranked 110th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Botswana | USD bil | 2,237 | 2,126 | 1,741 | 1,782 | 1,565 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 953 | 1,358 | 1,504 | 1,463 | 1,583 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | USD bil | 1,721 | 1,847 | 2,162 | 2,266 | 2,429 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 38,480 | 43,219 | 46,335 | 50,219 | 54,659 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | USD bil | 127,739 | 144,048 | 175,007 | 180,180 | 190,735 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 450 | 765 | 873 | 766 | 834 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | USD bil | 18,159 | 19,449 | 21,430 | 22,362 | 24,173 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 11,779 | 15,221 | 22,955 | 23,526 | 27,254 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 9,648 | 11,467 | 12,513 | 12,623 | 12,247 |
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