Net foreign assets fell 5.36% to SZL 6.75 bil in Swaziland in 2019, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, net foreign assets in Swaziland reached an all time high of SZL 8.95 bil in 2016 and an all time low of SZL 0.019 bil in 1974. When compared to Swaziland's main peers, net foreign assets in Botswana amounted to BWP 73.7 bil, LSL 14.4 bil in Lesotho, MZN 247 bil in Mozambique and ZAR 841 bil in South Africa in 2019.
Swaziland has been ranked 117th within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of net foreign assets, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Botswana | BWP bil | 71.9 | 83.3 | 91.0 | 82.2 | 80.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | LSL bil | 12.8 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 13.0 | 12.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | MWK bil | 114 | 241 | 333 | 355 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Mozambique | MZN bil | 100.0 | 105 | 115 | 154 | 192 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | NAD bil | 23.1 | 19.5 | 29.8 | 26.5 | 31.2 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | ZAR bil | 641 | 600 | 785 | 704 | 699 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | SZL bil | 7.87 | 7.71 | 8.90 | 8.95 | 7.95 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | TNS bil | 6,572 | 6,561 | 8,207 | 8,229 | 11,572 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | ZMW bil | 11.7 | 15.3 | 29.6 | 21.9 | 22.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | ZWD bil | ... | ... | ... | -0.729 | -0.691 | -0.644 | -0.556 | -1.33 |