Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Eswatini, 1992–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Eswatini stood at 2.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 5.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2002.
Eswatini ranks 78th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.1% | — |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -21.0% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +32.1% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 38,497 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5384 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,105 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 628.28 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Eswatini?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Eswatini was 2.7% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2002.
- How does Eswatini rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 78th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.