Eswatini vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Eswatini
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 14.0% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 174 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Eswatini or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Eswatini, at 14.0% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 10.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Eswatini ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.