Southern Africa
Eswatini
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Eswatini's #3 import source (world lens). Eswatini is the EU's #151 goods supplier.
Eswatini on the world stage
Total imports
$2.0bn
2023 annual
Total exports
$2.1bn
160 partners
#1 import source
South Africa
73.8%
#1 export dest.
South Africa
67.5%
2023 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Eswatini and the EU
EU imports from
€57m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€62m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #151 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.10
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
99
EUR/MWh
Consumer
140
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
143
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
State monopoly (EEC)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
ESERA (Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority)
Imports roughly 70% of electricity from Eskom (South Africa) and Mozambique. Domestic generation is mostly small hydro. Entirely dependent on neighbours whose own grids are under stress.
Tracked infrastructure
1 coal mines
capacity n/a
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
1
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Iron
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
22.2
→ 29.4 by 2050
Fertility
2.72
above replacement
Working-age
62.4%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
6.8
→ 10.9 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 1.24M · peaks 2063
By 2050: +22% (1.51M)