Eswatini: Taxes on exports (current LCU)

Key figures

Since 2002 it is up 585.97% from 1,000 in 2002 (12.79% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 1 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Eswatini's taxes on exports (current LCU) rose 1,670.2% on 2017 (from 387.5 to 6,860).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +119.4% and a typical year strayed about 257.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,670.2% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 81.9% in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% 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.

Closest to Eswatini in the 2018 ranking

• India — 1st of 2: 1.12 billion

What this measures

Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. 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 16 values

Taxes on exports (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 82.32 billion (2024)
• Botswana — 1.24 million (2023)
• Burundi — 253.74 million (2021)
• Cameroon — 38.51 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 31.66 billion (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 8.33 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 995.2 billion (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 3.16 billion (2022)
• Ethiopia — 4.68 million (2024)
• Ghana — 268.53 million (2016)
• Namibia — 560.05 million (2024)

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 taxes on exports (current LCU)?

6,860 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 585.97% from 1,000 in 2002 (12.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 11,000 in 2007 and the lowest 250 in 2014.

Is the latest change in taxes on exports (current LCU) unusual for Eswatini?

In 2018, Eswatini's taxes on exports (current LCU) rose 1,670.2% on 2017 (from 387.5 to 6,860). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +119.4% and a typical year strayed about 257.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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.TAX.EXPT.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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