Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Eswatini
Eswatini: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues was 17.18 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Eswatini, 1995–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Eswatini stood at 17.18 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Eswatini peaked at 18.26 Percentage of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.31 Percentage of GDP, in 1995.
Eswatini ranks 14th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.31 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 10.47 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.52 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.77 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 11.45 Percentage of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 10.73 Percentage of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 10.46 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 10.79 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 11.77 Percentage of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 11.38 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 11.61 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.72 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.78 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.86 Percentage of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 12.87 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.85 Percentage of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 13.92 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.81 Percentage of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 13.68 Percentage of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 14.92 Percentage of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 14.98 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.14 Percentage of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 16.99 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 17.4 Percentage of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 18.26 Percentage of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 17.75 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 17.42 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.61 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.18 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 17.18 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.85 Percentage of GDP, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 17.18 Percentage of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.41 Percentage of GDP, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.71 Percentage of GDP | 10.31 Percentage of GDP | 11.45 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.6 Percentage of GDP | 10.46 Percentage of GDP | 12.87 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3 Percentage of GDP | 12.81 Percentage of GDP | 18.26 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.49 Percentage of GDP | 17.18 Percentage of GDP | 17.75 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Eswatini?
- Revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Eswatini was 17.18 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 18.26 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.31 Percentage of GDP in 1995.
- How does Eswatini rank for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
- Eswatini ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Africa countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.