Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eswatini

Eswatini: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 27.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.73
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
51st
of 187 countries
All-time high
30.98
in 2006
All-time low
15.77
in 1986
Years of data
43
1981–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eswatini, 1981–2023

01020301981200220231981: 17.11982: 21.11983: 20.41984: 20.51985: 19.21986: 15.81987: 18.41988: 17.31989: 19.31990: 20.91991: 20.61992: 191993: 18.51994: 19.11995: 20.11996: 20.61997: 20.91998: 20.51999: 222000: 18.12001: 17.72002: 17.12003: 18.22004: 22.22005: 222006: 312007: 27.32008: 29.82009: 25.32010: 162011: 16.32012: 28.22013: 282014: 28.82015: 26.42016: 23.32017: 26.72018: 24.22019: 25.22020: 28.12021: 24.12022: 22.92023: 27.7

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eswatini stood at 27.73.

That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eswatini peaked at 30.98 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.77, in 1986.

That places Eswatini 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eswatini, 1981 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1981 17.09
1982 21.07 +23.3%
1983 20.4 -3.2%
1984 20.46 +0.3%
1985 19.24 -6.0%
1986 15.77 -18.0%
1987 18.37 +16.5%
1988 17.27 -6.0%
1989 19.34 +12.0%
1990 20.94 +8.3%
1991 20.56 -1.8%
1992 19.05 -7.4%
1993 18.51 -2.8%
1994 19.15 +3.5%
1995 20.09 +4.9%
1996 20.62 +2.6%
1997 20.88 +1.3%
1998 20.55 -1.6%
1999 21.98 +7.0%
2000 18.13 -17.5%
2001 17.74 -2.2%
2002 17.07 -3.8%
2003 18.16 +6.4%
2004 22.24 +22.4%
2005 22.02 -1.0%
2006 30.98 +40.7%
2007 27.28 -11.9%
2008 29.81 +9.3%
2009 25.27 -15.2%
2010 16 -36.7%
2011 16.31 +1.9%
2012 28.23 +73.1%
2013 28.01 -0.8%
2014 28.84 +3.0%
2015 26.38 -8.5%
2016 23.32 -11.6%
2017 26.7 +14.5%
2018 24.21 -9.3%
2019 25.19 +4.1%
2020 28.13 +11.7%
2021 24.13 -14.2%
2022 22.95 -4.9%
2023 27.73 +20.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 18.78 15.77 21.07 9
1990s 20.23 18.51 21.98 10
2000s 22.87 17.07 30.98 10
2010s 24.32 16 28.84 10
2020s 25.73 22.95 28.13 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 48 South Africa 28.13 compare
  2. 49 Nicaragua 27.78 compare
  3. 50 Jamaica 27.77 compare
  4. 52 Romania 27.54 compare
  5. 53 Seychelles 27.24 compare
  6. 54 Namibia 26.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eswatini?
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eswatini was 27.73 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 30.98 in 2006.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 15.77 in 1986.
How does Eswatini rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
Eswatini ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
187 places, 6,336 data points, 1980–2023
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Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.