Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -24.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Eswatini, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Eswatini is -24.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Eswatini peaked at -16.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -27.8%, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -16.7% | — |
| 2001 | -17.4% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | -19.6% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | -20.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | -20.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | -21.4% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | -22.8% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | -22.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | -26.5% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | -26.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | -25.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | -22.7% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | -23.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | -25.3% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | -26.7% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | -27.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | -27.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | -26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | -25.3% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | -26.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | -24.6% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -21.3% | -26.5% | -16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -25.5% | -27.8% | -22.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | -25.3% | -26.1% | -24.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 69 Saudi Arabia -24.2% compare
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- 73 Seychelles -24.6% compare
- 74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -24.7% compare
- 75 United States of America -24.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 38,497 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5384 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,105 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 628.28 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Eswatini?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Eswatini was -24.6% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was -16.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.8% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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