Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 19.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
19.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
22nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2014
All-time low
15.3%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2025
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eswatini, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 19.2% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eswatini peaked at 24.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2021.
That places Eswatini 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +27.6% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +43.9% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -33.8% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 19.2% | -0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 19.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 19.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.3% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.3% | 19.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 19 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 20 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
- 21 Tajikistan 19.3% compare
- 23 Peru 19.2% compare
- 24 Syrian Arab Republic 19.2% compare
- 24 Syria 19.2% compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eswatini?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eswatini was 19.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Eswatini ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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