Swaziland: 2002 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Swaziland

January 31, 2003

Preview Citation

Format: Chicago

Swaziland: 2002 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Swaziland, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2003) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that real GDP growth for Swaziland fell from 7¾ percent annually during the 1980s to 3¾ percent during the 1990s. In 2001, growth declined further to 1.8 percent, reflecting a fall in export demand associated with the economic slowdown in South Africa, foreign disinvestment in some industries, and poor weather. Economic activity appears to have weakened further in 2002, with manufacturing output showing the effects of additional closures by foreign firms and agricultural output being affected by the drought in the region.

Subject: Expenditure, External debt, Foreign exchange, Health, HIV and AIDS, Monetary base, Money, Pension spending, Real effective exchange rates

Keywords: Africa, Airplane acquisition, CR, Deficit, Government, Growth performance, HIV and AIDS, IMF staff estimate, ISCR, Monetary base, Nonessential spending, Pension spending, Real effective exchange rates, Southern Africa, Staff appraisal, Swaziland

Publication Details

Pages:

50
Volume:

---
DOI:

---
Issue:

---
Series:

Country Report No. 2003/021
Stock No:

1SWZEA0012003
ISBN:

9781451836080
ISSN:

1934-7685

FACTSHEETS

RESOURCES

TOPICS

Flagship Publications

Other Publications

IMF reports and publications by country

Regional Offices

All News

See Also

For Journalists

Press Center

RESOURCES

FLAGSHIPS

KEY SERIES

IMF NOTES

IMF Staff Country Reports