Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 25.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
25.4%
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
39th
of 184 countries
All-time high
43.6%
in 1979
All-time low
13.8%
in 2000
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini stood at 25.4%.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini peaked at 43.6% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.3% | — |
| 1971 | 31.1% | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 32.3% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 36.2% | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 35.8% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 29.6% | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 31.0% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 34.2% | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | +20.4% |
| 1979 | 43.6% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 38.5% | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 43.1% | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 36.2% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 29.9% | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 26.3% | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | -24.6% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -20.2% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +24.7% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.2% | 27.3% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.9% | 18.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 13.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 14.9% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 21.8% | 26.3% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -24.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 585.34 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -24.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 10,722 current LCU per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini was 25.4% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.