Central government expense in Eswatini
Central government expense in Eswatini was equal to 24.6% of GDP in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 2012.
Eswatini, 2021
24.6%
Change from 2020
−1.5percentage points
World, 2021
31.7%
Position in 2021
76th of 125
Central government expense in Eswatini over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | – | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 26.1% in 2020.
- Since 2010, when it was 25.1%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 125 countries with data for 2021, Eswatini has the 76th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 31.7%.