Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Eswatini
Eswatini: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Eswatini, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 7.5% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 204.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Eswatini peaked at 9.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 6th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.3% | — |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +57.2% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -36.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -49.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -32.7% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +365.1% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +30.6% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 3 Central African Republic 8.8% compare
- 4 Bangladesh 8.7% compare
- 5 Malawi 8.3% compare
- 7 South Sudan 7.3% compare
- 8 Senegal 7.2% compare
- 9 China 7.0% compare
More public sector data for Eswatini
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 64.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 79.66 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 4,100 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 24.3% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 82.04 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 34.4% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 93.03 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 8.99 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Eswatini?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Eswatini was 7.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Eswatini ranks 6th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.9%. 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 share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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