Eswatini vs Europe: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Eswatini
19.2%
in 2025
Europe
10.8%
in 2022
Eswatini rank
21st
Europe rank
18th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Eswatini
- Europe
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 19.2% against 10.8% in Europe, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.8 times Europe's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 21st and Europe ranks 18th of 170 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 11.4% | 9.0% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 11.2% | 8.0% | 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?
- Eswatini, at 19.2% against 10.8% in Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Eswatini and Europe?
- 8.4%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Europe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and Europe rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Eswatini ranks 21st and Europe ranks 18th 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.