Belize vs Eswatini: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Belize
18.9%
in 2024
Eswatini
19.2%
in 2025
Belize rank
24th
Eswatini rank
21st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Belize
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 19.2% against 18.9% in Belize, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Belize ranks 24th and Eswatini ranks 21st of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 20.5% | 2.5% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.1% | 2.7% | Belize |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.8% | 1.5% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Belize or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 19.2% against 18.9% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Belize and Eswatini?
- 0.3%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Eswatini?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Eswatini rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Belize ranks 24th and Eswatini ranks 21st of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.