Eswatini's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) was 3.79 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 274.68% from 1.01 billion in 2011 (14.12% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.79 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 3.97 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.01 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | 5.49 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | 616.7 million | 1999 |
| Average since 2012 | 3.85 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 616.7 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Eswatini's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) fell 31.1% on 2020 (from 5.49 billion to 3.79 billion).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2020), the average change was +10.5% and a typical year strayed about 27.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below 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 73.8% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 47.2% in 2011. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 258.93 million a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Eswatini in the 2021 ranking
- Central African Republic — 5th of 8: 93.52 billion
- Peru — 6th of 8: 14.11 billion
- Maldives — 7th of 8: 6.01 billion
What this measures
Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.
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).
All 22 values
| Year | Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,786,057,446 |
| 2020 | 5,491,578,280 |
| 2019 | 4,679,048,866 |
| 2018 | 3,342,209,679 |
| 2017 | 4,138,499,762 |
| 2016 | 3,970,100,799 |
| 2015 | 4,194,299,724 |
| 2014 | 3,557,462,443 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 1,459,483,473 |
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 3.45 trillion (2024)
- Botswana — 16.01 billion (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 1.48 trillion (2024)
- Burundi — 457.93 billion (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 5.93 billion (2020)
- Cameroon — 1.13 trillion (2021)
- Central African Republic — 93.52 billion (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 8.54 trillion (2022)
- Congo, Rep. — 252.6 billion (2021)
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 (% of GDP) — 5.33% (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -3.29 billion (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -4.63% (2021)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 683.54 million (2021)
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Questions people ask
- What is Eswatini's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU)?
- 3.79 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1999?
- It is up 513.92% from 616.7 million in 1999 (8.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.49 billion in 2020 and the lowest 616.7 million in 1999.
- Is the latest change in net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) unusual for Eswatini?
- In 2021, Eswatini's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) fell 31.1% on 2020 (from 5.49 billion to 3.79 billion). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2020), the average change was +10.5% and a typical year strayed about 27.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.NFN.TOTL.CN, 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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