Eswatini's general government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) was 19.15 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 108.58% from 9.18 billion in 2014 (7.63% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 19.15 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 14.5 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 9.18 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 19.15 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 8.12 billion | 2013 |
| Average since 2015 | 15.25 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 8.12 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Eswatini's general government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) rose 15.6% on 2023 (from 16.56 billion to 19.15 billion).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +7.8% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23.3% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.2% 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 620.91 million a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 19th highest value of the 36 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
- Bhutan — 15th of 36: 55.92 billion
- Vanuatu — 16th of 36: 33.16 billion
- Turkmenistan — 17th of 36: 29.69 billion
- Maldives — 19th of 36: 18.98 billion
- Tajikistan — 20th of 36: 17.6 billion
- Kuwait — 21st of 36: 12.73 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 12 values
| Year | General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 19,145,462,800 |
| 2023 | 16,558,674,100 |
| 2022 | 15,522,929,700 |
| 2021 | 15,601,827,600 |
| 2020 | 17,184,652,000 |
| 2019 | 14,497,406,100 |
| 2018 | 14,575,357,400 |
| 2017 | 14,596,176,900 |
| 2016 | 13,469,672,400 |
| 2015 | 11,320,192,500 |
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 16.41 trillion (2024)
- Benin — 1.27 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 84.72 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 2.86 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 3.71 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 68.37 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 3.82 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 184.03 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 (current LCU)?
- 19.15 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is up 135.66% from 8.12 billion in 2013 (8.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 19.15 billion in 2024 and the lowest 8.12 billion in 2013.
- How does Eswatini rank?
- 19th highest of 36 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in general government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) unusual for Eswatini?
- In 2024, Eswatini's general government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) rose 15.6% on 2023 (from 16.56 billion to 19.15 billion). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +7.8% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.GOVT.CN, 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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