Investor's Guide To Eswatini

Trade Profile Eswatini has positioned itself as an export-oriented economy, a position enhanced by strategic market access agreements that the country has entered into that cover more than 450 million people in Africa alone. The country is well positioned to act as a global export hub in an increasingly competitive market, where access to raw materials and time to market is crucial in maintaining a global supply chain. In addition to the government's annual Swaziland International Trade Fair, usually held every last week of August until the first week of September, which welcomes international companies for marketing purposes, the government has added regional trade fairs to allow the participation of small companies at grassroots level. More information can be obtained at www.sitf.co.sz. Market access from Eswatini is guaranteed as the country is signatory to a number of agreements that ensure duty-free access into the U.S., EU, regional and international markets. Key imports in Eswatini constitute fabric and textiles, vehicles, petroleum products, foodstuffs and beverages, dairy products, furniture hardware and tools, steel and metals, essential oils and cosmetics, and farm inputs and chemicals. While main exports include Coke concentrates, sugar, timber and timber products, textiles, beef, refrigerators, canned fruits, vegetables, handicrafts, citrus and ethanol. Import Partners (thousands, USD) Foreign Direct Investment To date the country has played host to a number of multinational corporations like the Coca-Cola Concentrate factory, Air Liquide, YKK Africa and Mondelez International, to name just a few. Eswatini is also canning fruit for major European, U.S. and UK retailers through the fruit cannery based in Malkerns. Indeed, Eswatini is one of the world's 'Top 5' low-cost sugar producers. So the country has a comparative advantage in the agro-industries, which is further anchored by the necessary support infrastructure. FDI Inflows (millions of USD) Year FDI Inflows Source: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 90 29 27 32 21.1 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Investment Report 2017 Imported Exporters Value in 2012 Imported Value in 2013 World 1,786,322 1,752,505 Imported Value in 2014 1,679,134 Imported Value in 2015 Imported Value in 2016 1,464,590 1,300,168 South Africa 1,581,336 1,546,249 1,464,979 1,182,917 1,058,894 China 70,625 68,236 69,886 62,402 49,067 India 17,480 17,635 24,350 60,673 32,040 Singapore 1,283 553 2,784 2,732 23,034 Ireland 13,646 2,493 2,840 15,845 16,473 Source: International Trade Centre COMTRADE Statistics 90 32 32 29 27 21.1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Value in 2016 FDI Inward Stock (millions of USD) Export Partners (thousands, USD) Exported Importers Value in 2012 Exported Value in 2013 Exported Value in 2014 World 1,705,493 1,861,783 1,883,619 Exported Value in 2015 1,746,597 Exported 1,571,994 South Africa 1,223,691 1,199,810 1,189,225 1,153,508 1,053,537 Nigeria 794 48,854 94,357 85,319 69,802 Kenya 21,807 42,982 65,552 71,675 62,030 Mozambique 147,513 79,589 75,885 73,479 51,067 Zimbabwe 411 23,781 29,285 36,227 39,739 Source: International Trade Centre COMTRADE Statistics Top Export Partners 16 Top Import Partners 01 South Africa 01 South Africa 02 Nigeria 02 China 03 Kenya 80 03 Singapore 04 Mozambique 04 India 05 Zimbabwe 05 Ireland Investor's Guide To Eswatini Year FDI Inward Stock 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1,071.77 826.123 678.795 555.118 867.7 Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Investment Report 2017 1,071.77 826.123 678.795 555.118 867.7 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Investor's Guide To Eswatini 17

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