Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.03 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.03 for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 200.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini peaked at 0.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
Eswatini ranks 90th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0.01 | — |
| 2018 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 | — |
| 2021 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 | -66.7% |
| 2024 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.04, 75% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.03 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.03, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.004 | 0 | 0.01 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 90 Fiji 0.03 compare
- 90 Madagascar 0.03 compare
- 90 Republic of Korea 0.03 compare
- 90 Rwanda 0.03 compare
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini?
- Potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Eswatini was 0.03 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Eswatini rank for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Eswatini ranks 90th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — 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