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ESWATINI ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT Slow Economic Growth Limitations of growth model based on government consumption. Economic crisis worsened by Covid- 19 and unrest. 1.7% Average real GDP growth between 2014-19, compared to 2.6 percent for Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) in the same period High Youth Unemployment & Informality Private sector not creating enough jobs to reduce unemployment and skills mismatch. 58.1% Youth unemployment in Eswatini Declining Investment Low private Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP investment 2020 $0.04B 1.11% and FDI, 2019 $0.13B 2.87% and 2018 $0.03B 0.67% weakened 2017 $-0.06B -1.31% exports 2016 $0.03B 0.70% Vulnerabilities to External Shocks I ■ Recurrent I droughts are a I threat to key ¡ export sectors and I are likely to I worsen with rising | I temperatures 7% Cost to government expenditure as a result of 2015/16 drought as a share of GDP
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