Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 77.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.8%
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
36th
of 184 countries
All-time high
97.1%
in 1980
All-time low
49.3%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Share of household 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
Eswatini recorded 77.8% for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini peaked at 97.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1974.
Eswatini ranks 36th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.5% | — |
| 1971 | 68.1% | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 71.8% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 64.7% | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 49.3% | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 52.0% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 58.7% | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 63.7% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 67.9% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 83.5% | +22.9% |
| 1980 | 97.1% | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 82.9% | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 86.2% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 82.2% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 80.1% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 72.1% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 70.7% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 69.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 78.7% | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 80.3% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 82.5% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 85.7% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 79.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 84.1% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.4% | 49.3% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.1% | 69.9% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 74.4% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 74.7% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 67.7% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 68.3% | 77.8% | 4 |
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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 share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini?
- Share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini was 77.8% 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 household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1974.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.