Government revenues as a share of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Government revenues as a share of GDP was 25.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Government revenues as a share of GDP in Eswatini, 2000–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, government revenues as a share of gdp in Eswatini stood at 25.6%.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government revenues as a share of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 32.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2010.
Eswatini ranks 109th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Government revenues as a share of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +68.2% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 18.5% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 17.1% | 31.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.6% | 28.7% | 2 |
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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 government revenues as a share of gdp in Eswatini?
- Government revenues as a share of gdp in Eswatini was 25.6% in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government revenues as a share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest government revenues as a share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
- How does Eswatini rank for government revenues as a share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 109th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government revenues as a share of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government revenues as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales included.