Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) was 25.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Eswatini, 1999–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 25.0% for subsidies and other transfers in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Eswatini peaked at 26.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 113th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.6% | — |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -56.2% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +134.8% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -2.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 25.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.6%, 74% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 25.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.7%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +134.8% | 7.3% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 7.3% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.7% | 26.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.0% | 25.7% | 2 |
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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Eswatini?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Eswatini was 25.0% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Eswatini ranks 113th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.