Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing in Eswatini
Eswatini: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing was 8.99 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power in Eswatini, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Eswatini stood at 8.99. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Eswatini peaked at 8.99 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5161, in 1960.
Eswatini ranks 144th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5161 | — |
| 1961 | 0.5367 | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5582 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5803 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6033 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6271 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6517 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6771 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7035 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7309 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7592 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7793 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8038 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8349 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.882 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9453 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 1.02 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.05 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 1.36 | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 1.65 | +20.9% |
| 1981 | 1.77 | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 2 | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 2.24 | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 2.49 | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 2.7 | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 2.96 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 3.2 | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 3.54 | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 3.68 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 3.87 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 4.19 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 4.62 | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 5.25 | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 5.68 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 6.04 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 6.23 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 6.33 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.37 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.45 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.55 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.58 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.61 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.64 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.65 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.72 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6.83 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.93 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.08 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.27 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.54 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.7 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.76 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.78 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.86 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.02 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.22 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.55 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 8.99 | +2.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 8.99 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.34, 24% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 8.99 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.62, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +25.3% | 1.09 | 1.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6185 | 0.5161 | 0.7309 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9521 | 0.7592 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 | 1.65 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5 | 3.87 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.79 | 6.55 | 7.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.12 | 7.54 | 8.99 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More public sector data for Eswatini
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1973)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1973)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Eswatini?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Eswatini was 8.99 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5161 in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power?
- Eswatini ranks 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.