Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 25.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 25.4% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Eswatini peaked at 43.6% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.3% | — |
| 1971 | 31.1% | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 32.3% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 36.2% | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 35.8% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 29.6% | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 31.0% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 34.2% | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | +20.4% |
| 1979 | 43.6% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 38.5% | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 43.1% | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 36.2% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 29.9% | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 26.3% | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | -24.6% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -20.2% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +24.7% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.2% | 27.3% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.9% | 18.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 13.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 14.9% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 21.8% | 26.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More poverty & inequality data for Eswatini
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,228 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -23.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.73 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Eswatini?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Eswatini was 25.4% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Eswatini ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.