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Eswatini.

Kingdom of Eswatini · Mbabane (administrative capital); Lobamba (royal and legislative capital) · 1.1M people · africa

Governmentabsolute monarchyArea17.4K km²Sanctioned entities3Active conflicts0CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
87.7
Moderate risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Eswatini becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Eswatini · 90-day event volume
23
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 1
TAIWAN'S LAI2026-04-012026-05-162026-06-29
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 203
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
53/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 2.97%inflation pct: 2.60%unemployment pct: 34.64%
Market Stress
100/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 5negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
99/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 3is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
71/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 64.3literacy rate: 90.80%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
29Moderate
Security
0Stable
Economic
28Moderate
Regulatory
1Stable
Operational
0Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 42 of 56
01Republic of the Sudan
37.5
02Federal Republic of Nigeria
42.1
03Republic of South Sudan
47.2
04Federal Republic of Somalia
47.2
05Arab Republic of Egypt
47.9
06State of Libya
48.3
07Democratic Republic of the Congo
56.6
08Republic of South Africa
60.8
42Kingdom of Eswatini· this country
87.7
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$4.9B
▲ $237.7M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$3.9K
▲ $154 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB
—
Unemployment
WB· 2024
34.6%
▲ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
1.2M
▲ 12.3K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
1.44%
▲ 0.06% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
64.3 yrs
▲ 0.1 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
63.4%
▲ 2.1% YoY
Security1 recent events · 0 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
23
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-06-08
SEV 2
Taiwan's Lai Ching-te visits Eswatini
Diplomatic Visit
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
International Relations

Taiwan's tense relationship with Eswatini raises concerns about economic gain and sovereignty - thestar.co.za

Taiwan faces strained diplomatic relations with Eswatini amid concerns that economic incentives may compromise the nation's sovereignty and independence, reflecting broader geopolitical pressures on Taiwan's international standing.

thestar.co.zaTaiwan · Eswatini
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Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Eswatini-tagged articles · last 30 days
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Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Eswatini will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.