Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) was 7.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services in Eswatini, 2000–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 7.6% for taxes on goods and services in 2021.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 613.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Eswatini peaked at 7.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.
That places Eswatini 104th out of 154 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +36.5% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -40.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +62.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -34.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +486.3% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 7.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 7.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.2%, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +486.3% | 1.1% | 6.2% |
| 2008 | +62.5% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 0.8% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Eswatini?
- Taxes on goods and services in Eswatini was 7.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Eswatini ranks 104th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 613.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.