AGOA Status
Eswatini is eligible for AGOA this year.
Trade Agreements
The U.S. and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), which includes Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), signed a Trade, Investment, and Development Cooperative Agreement (TIDCA) in 2008. The TIDCA establishes a forum for consultative discussions, cooperative work, and possible agreements on a wide range of trade issues, with a special focus on customs and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, and trade and investment promotion.
Eswatini is also a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the U.S. in 2001.
Eswatini Trade Summary
U.S. total goods trade with Eswatini were $68.7 million in 2024. U.S. goods exports to Eswatini in 2024 were $46.1 million, up 21.0 percent ($8.0 million) from 2023. U.S. goods imports from Eswatini in 2024 were $22.6 million, down 27.8 percent ($8.7 million) from 2023. The U.S. goods trade surplus with Eswatini was $23.5 million in 2024, a 243.9 percent increase ($16.7 million) over 2023.
