Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index was 9.04 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 9.04 for plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 273.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini peaked at 9.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 9th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.42 | — |
| 2016 | 0.41 | -83.1% |
| 2017 | 1.52 | +270.7% |
| 2018 | 3.84 | +152.6% |
| 2019 | 0.86 | -77.6% |
| 2020 | 1.36 | +58.1% |
| 2021 | 1.87 | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 8.41 | +349.7% |
| 2023 | 8.67 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 9.04 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.81 | 0.41 | 3.84 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.87 | 1.36 | 9.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini was 9.04 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 9.04 in 2024.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Eswatini ranks 9th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 273.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK