Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Eswatini
Eswatini: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 35.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Eswatini, 1999–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 35.7% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2021.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Eswatini peaked at 44.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2012.
That places Eswatini 87th out of 153 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.4% | — |
| 2000 | 30.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +66.2% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -56.0% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +40.5% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +18.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 35.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 35.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 20.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 19.1% | 44.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 30.2% | 35.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 84 Andorra 37.1%
- 85 Cambodia 37.0% compare
- 86 Solomon Islands 36.3% compare
- 88 Romania 35.2% compare
- 89 Dominican Republic 34.9% compare
- 90 Uzbekistan 34.2% compare
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 taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Eswatini?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Eswatini was 35.7% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2012.
- How does Eswatini rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Eswatini ranks 87th out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.