General government final consumption expenditure in Eswatini
Eswatini: General government final consumption expenditure was 21.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in Eswatini, 2013–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, general government final consumption expenditure in Eswatini stood at 21.5%.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Eswatini peaked at 25.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2013.
Eswatini ranks 42nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
General government final consumption expenditure in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.9% | — |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.3% | 18.9% | 24.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.4% | 25.2% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -22.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 487.21 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,100 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 38,474 current LCU per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Eswatini?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Eswatini was 21.5% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2013.
- How does Eswatini rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 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.