Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 5.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Eswatini, 1999–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net investment in nonfinancial assets in Eswatini is 5.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 33.9% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Eswatini peaked at 8.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2011.
That places Eswatini 31st out of 156 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +58.4% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -50.8% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +104.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +29.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -33.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 5.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 5.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 2.9% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 2 |
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- 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)
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- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1973)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Eswatini?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Eswatini was 5.3% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
- How does Eswatini rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Eswatini ranks 31st out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.