Eswatini vs Europe and Northern America: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Eswatini
19.2%
in 2025
Europe and Northern America
10.7%
in 2022
Eswatini rank
22nd
Europe and Northern America rank
20th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Eswatini
- Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 19.2% against 10.7% in Europe and Northern America, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.8 times Europe and Northern America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 22nd and Europe and Northern America ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 11.5% | 8.9% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 11.3% | 7.9% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 10.6% | 5.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Eswatini or Europe and Northern America?
- Eswatini, at 19.2% against 10.7% in Europe and Northern America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Eswatini and Europe and Northern America?
- 8.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Europe and Northern America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and Europe and Northern America rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Eswatini ranks 22nd and Europe and Northern America ranks 20th of 196 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.