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.
arms imports: 1total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
53/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 3.03%inflation pct: 2.60%unemployment pct: 34.64%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative 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
48Moderate
Regulatory
1Stable
Operational
10Stable
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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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.
