Eswatini vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Eswatini
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 24.3% against 14.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 157 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 13.1% | 12.0% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 15.4% | 7.1% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 14.8% | 9.5% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 14.4% | 11.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Eswatini or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Eswatini, at 24.3% against 14.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 10.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for tax revenue?
- Eswatini ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.