Goods and services expense in Eswatini

Eswatini: Goods and services expense was 16.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
16.1%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
64th
of 154 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2004
All-time low
16.1%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1999–2021

Goods and services expense in Eswatini, 1999–2021

01020301999201020211999: 25.3 % of expense2000: 26.6 % of expense2001: 27.1 % of expense2002: 24.6 % of expense2003: 27.1 % of expense2004: 33 % of expense2005: 25.3 % of expense2006: 23.2 % of expense2007: 25 % of expense2008: 25.7 % of expense2009: 26.4 % of expense2010: 20.7 % of expense2011: 18.3 % of expense2012: 20.7 % of expense2014: 21.7 % of expense2015: 21.5 % of expense2016: 19.1 % of expense2017: 18.9 % of expense2018: 17 % of expense2019: 20.3 % of expense2020: 16.9 % of expense2021: 16.1 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

In 2021, goods and services expense in Eswatini stood at 16.1%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Eswatini peaked at 33.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2021.

Eswatini ranks 64th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.3% 25.3% 25.3% 1
2000s 26.4% 23.2% 33.0% 10
2010s 19.8% 17.0% 21.7% 9
2020s 16.5% 16.1% 16.9% 2

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 61 Togo 16.7% compare
  2. 62 Lesotho 16.4% compare
  3. 63 Cote d'Ivoire 16.2% compare
  4. 65 Kazakhstan 16.1% compare
  5. 66 Honduras 16.1% compare
  6. 67 New Zealand 16.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Eswatini?
Goods and services expense in Eswatini was 16.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2021.
How does Eswatini rank for goods and services expense?
Eswatini ranks 64th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.