Eswatini international reserves

#134 in the worldSub-Saharan AfricaShare on X
Total reserves
$831M
Data for October 2025
1-month change
+33.6%
12-month change
+16.1%
High since 2000
$1.0B
January 2010

Monthly history (IMF)

$831 million
October 2025+112.0% vs January 2000
$0M$200M$400M$600M$800M$1B$1.2BJan 2000Dec 2012Oct 2025

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of October 2025.

  • Foreign exchange$817M · 98.3%
  • SDRs$5M · 0.6%
  • IMF reserve position$9M · 1.1%

Gold

Eswatini does not report gold holdings.

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 662
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
16.1%
Months of imports covered
3.8
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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