Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Eswatini

Eswatini: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP was 15.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
15.5%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
65th
of 77 countries
All-time high
15.5%
in 2016
All-time low
10.1%
in 2001
Years of data
22
1995–2016

Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Eswatini, 1995–2016

0510151995200520161995: 10.2 %1996: 10.3 %1997: 10.4 %1998: 10.5 %1999: 11.1 %2000: 10.4 %2001: 10.1 %2002: 10.5 %2003: 11.4 %2004: 11.1 %2005: 11.4 %2006: 11.5 %2007: 11.6 %2008: 12.7 %2009: 12.7 %2010: 13.7 %2011: 13.9 %2012: 13.2 %2013: 14.2 %2014: 14.9 %2015: 14.9 %2016: 15.5 %

Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Eswatini stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 15.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2001.

Eswatini ranks 65th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Eswatini, 1995 to 2016.
Year % Change
1995 10.2%
1996 10.3% +1.1%
1997 10.4% +0.4%
1998 10.5% +1.8%
1999 11.1% +5.6%
2000 10.4% -6.9%
2001 10.1% -2.5%
2002 10.5% +3.8%
2003 11.4% +8.8%
2004 11.1% -3.0%
2005 11.4% +2.8%
2006 11.5% +1.2%
2007 11.6% +0.5%
2008 12.7% +9.3%
2009 12.7% +0.3%
2010 13.7% +7.7%
2011 13.9% +1.7%
2012 13.2% -5.0%
2013 14.2% +7.4%
2014 14.9% +5.2%
2015 14.9% -0.4%
2016 15.5% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.5% 10.2% 11.1% 5
2000s 11.3% 10.1% 12.7% 10
2010s 14.3% 13.2% 15.5% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Eswatini?
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Eswatini was 15.5% in 2016, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp?
Eswatini ranks 65th out of 77 countries with data for 2016.
Is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,982 data points, 1990–2017
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Comparison of the OECD's Global Revenue Statistics Database and the UNU-WIDER's Global Revenue Database. Both series correspond to total taxes collected by the government as percentage of GDP.