Gross national expenditure (current LCU) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross national expenditure (current LCU) was 88.98 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure in Eswatini, 2013–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 88.98 billion current LCU for gross national expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Eswatini peaked at 88.98 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.78 billion current LCU, in 2013.
Eswatini ranks 142nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43.78 billion current LCU | — |
| 2014 | 46.96 billion current LCU | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 49.09 billion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 54.09 billion current LCU | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 59.82 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 63.79 billion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 64.80 billion current LCU | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 65.93 billion current LCU | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.57 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 80.45 billion current LCU | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 87.60 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 88.98 billion current LCU | +1.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 88.98 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86 trillion current LCU, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 88.98 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.53 trillion current LCU, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.62 billion current LCU | 43.78 billion current LCU | 64.80 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.90 billion current LCU | 65.93 billion current LCU | 88.98 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -58.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 78.44 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -29.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Eswatini?
- Gross national expenditure in Eswatini was 88.98 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 88.98 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.78 billion current LCU in 2013.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross national expenditure?
- Eswatini ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.