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Eswatini
Its population in 2018 was 1,391,385 [1]
In 2015, 66.10% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2021, its GDP grew by 7.43% [2]
In 2021 it had a positive Current
Account Balance of US$bn 0.03 [3]
Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2015 was 0.27% [2]
What free trade areas or economic unions is it a member of?
Member of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) since 01/04/2019
Other members:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe
What trade deals are there between African Continental Free Trade Area and other countries and economic unions?
None
Member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) since 01/01/1910
Other members:
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa
What trade deals are there between Southern African Customs Union and other countries and economic unions?
SACU - EFTA free trade agreement (from 01/07/2006)
MERCOSUR - SACU partial scope agreement (from 01/04/2016)
UK - SACU+M trade agreement (from 01/01/2021)
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]What trade deals are there with other countries and economic unions?
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (from 08/12/1994)
Southern African Development Community (from 01/09/2000)
EU - Eswatini (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (from 05/02/2018)
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Mukhisa Kituyi: Growing Intra-African Trade Flows
Trade with the United Kingdom
Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2022.
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