Eswatini: General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Eswatini's general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) rose 14% on 2023 (from 14.57 billion to 16.61 billion).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +2.5% and a typical year strayed about 8.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.8% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.4% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Eswatini had the 11th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Eswatini in the 2024 ranking

• Bolivia — 8th of 29: 55.12 billion
• Bhutan — 9th of 29: 42.45 billion
• Vanuatu — 10th of 29: 33.16 billion
• Ghana — 12th of 29: 14.13 billion
• Maldives — 13th of 29: 13.77 billion
• Cuba — 14th of 29: 11.62 billion

What this measures

Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 12 values

General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 2.53 trillion (2024)
• Benin — 1.19 trillion (2025)
• Botswana — 62.75 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 2.27 trillion (2025)
• Burundi — 826.62 billion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 54.65 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 3.02 trillion (2025)
• Central African Republic — 79.96 billion (2025)
• Chad

More economic policy & debt data for Eswatini

• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$330.7 million (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 5.92 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 6.41% (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$4.77 billion (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 85.32 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$5.16 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 92.32 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$4,108 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 73,492 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Eswatini's general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)?

16.61 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2013?

It is up 41.83% from 11.71 billion in 2013 (3.23% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 16.61 billion in 2024 and the lowest 11.71 billion in 2013.

How does Eswatini rank?

11th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) unusual for Eswatini?

In 2024, Eswatini's general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) rose 14% on 2023 (from 14.57 billion to 16.61 billion). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +2.5% and a typical year strayed about 8.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.GOVT.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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