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.
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
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 0.0% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.6% (2019)
- GDP per capita 3,986 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 28.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 5.01 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 3,986 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 14.08 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 768.42 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.00 billion current LCU (2025)
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.