Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Eswatini
Eswatini: Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures was 0.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Eswatini, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Eswatini stood at 0.89.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 229.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Eswatini peaked at 0.93 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.61 | — |
| 2002 | 0.59 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.61 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.74 | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.69 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.55 | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.93 | +69.1% |
| 2009 | 0.86 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.53 | -38.4% |
| 2011 | 0.36 | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 0.41 | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.21 | -48.8% |
| 2014 | 0.27 | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.22 | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.25 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.17 | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 0.84 | +394.1% |
| 2021 | 0.64 | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 0.56 | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.81 | +44.6% |
| 2024 | 0.89 | +9.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.89 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17, 5.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.89 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.15, 5.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +394.1% | 0.17 | 0.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6978 | 0.55 | 0.93 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.283 | 0.17 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.748 | 0.56 | 0.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.99 compare
- 26 United Kingdom 0.99 compare
- 28 China 0.95 compare
- 29 Belarus 0.89 compare
- 31 Panama 0.88 compare
- 32 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.83 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Eswatini?
- Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Eswatini was 0.89 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures?
- Eswatini ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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