Expense in Eswatini
Eswatini: Expense was 24.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expense in Eswatini, 1999–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, expense in Eswatini stood at 24.6%.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Eswatini peaked at 27.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 87th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Expense in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.0% | — |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -27.3% |
| 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% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 24.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 24.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 16.7% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 22.7% | 27.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 84 Zambia 25.1% compare
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24.7% compare
- 86 Seychelles 24.6% compare
- 88 Chile 24.6% compare
- 89 United States 24.4% compare
- 90 Honduras 24.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.77 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 75.53 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 168.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.74 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Eswatini?
- Expense in Eswatini was 24.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for expense?
- Eswatini ranks 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.