Tax revenue as share of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 27.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Eswatini, 1981–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp in Eswatini is 27.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 31.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1986.
Eswatini ranks 51st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.1% | — |
| 1982 | 21.1% | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 18.4% | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 19.3% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 20.6% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -36.7% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +73.1% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.8% | 15.8% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 18.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 17.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 16.0% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 22.9% | 28.1% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,126 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 3,908 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 71,592 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.5319 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9241 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,613 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Eswatini?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Eswatini was 27.7% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1986.
- How does Eswatini rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.