Eswatini: Grants and other revenue (% of revenue)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Eswatini's grants and other revenue (% of revenue) rose 1.89 percentage points on 2020 (from 1.91% to 3.8%).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2020), the average change was −0.74 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.14 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 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 3.13 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.01 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 9 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

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Closest to Eswatini in the 2021 ranking

• Bangladesh — 6th of 9: 20.43%
• Cameroon — 7th of 9: 18.49%
• Peru — 8th of 9: 15.24%

What this measures

Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 22 values

Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) in nearby economies

• Angola — 58.39% (2024)
• Botswana — 20.3% (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 17.07% (2024)
• Burundi — 26.68% (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 25.92% (2020)
• Cameroon — 18.49% (2021)
• Central African Republic — 42.71% (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 35.08% (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 68.27% (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 6.97% (2023)

More public sector data for Eswatini

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 93.36 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 1.67 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.6% (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 5.17% (2025)
• Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 12.51 (2021)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 3.79 billion (2021)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 5.33% (2021)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -3.29 billion (2021)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -4.63% (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is Eswatini's grants and other revenue (% of revenue)?

3.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 7.22 percentage points from 11.02% in 1999. The highest value was 11.02% in 1999 and the lowest 1.91% in 2020.

Is the latest change in grants and other revenue (% of revenue) unusual for Eswatini?

In 2021, Eswatini's grants and other revenue (% of revenue) rose 1.89 percentage points on 2020 (from 1.91% to 3.8%). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2020), the average change was −0.74 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.14 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.REV.GOTR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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