Subsidies and other transfers in Eswatini
Eswatini: Subsidies and other transfers 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 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% |
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 |
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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 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.