Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Eswatini

Eswatini: Debt on Concessional terms to GDP was 4.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
4.1%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
44th
of 50 countries
All-time high
23.7%
in 1986
All-time low
0.0%
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Eswatini, 1970–2011

05101520251970199020111970: 0 % of GDP1971: 9.2 % of GDP1972: 9.5 % of GDP1973: 11.1 % of GDP1974: 10.2 % of GDP1975: 9.1 % of GDP1976: 10.7 % of GDP1977: 11.9 % of GDP1978: 20 % of GDP1979: 19.6 % of GDP1980: 15.5 % of GDP1981: 13.6 % of GDP1982: 15 % of GDP1983: 13.3 % of GDP1984: 14.1 % of GDP1985: 23.1 % of GDP1986: 23.7 % of GDP1987: 22.7 % of GDP1988: 18.4 % of GDP1989: 20.5 % of GDP1990: 14.6 % of GDP1991: 14.9 % of GDP1992: 12.6 % of GDP1993: 11.1 % of GDP1994: 11.9 % of GDP1995: 10.4 % of GDP1996: 10.1 % of GDP1997: 8.4 % of GDP1998: 9.4 % of GDP1999: 9.3 % of GDP2000: 8.7 % of GDP2001: 9.9 % of GDP2002: 12.5 % of GDP2003: 8.9 % of GDP2004: 6 % of GDP2005: 5.6 % of GDP2006: 4.8 % of GDP2007: 4.8 % of GDP2008: 5.1 % of GDP2009: 5.3 % of GDP2010: 4.3 % of GDP2011: 4.1 % of GDP

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 4.1% for debt on concessional terms to gdp in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt on concessional terms to gdp in Eswatini peaked at 23.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.

That places Eswatini 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2011.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 0.0%
1971 9.2%
1972 9.5% +2.4%
1973 11.1% +17.9%
1974 10.2% -8.2%
1975 9.1% -10.6%
1976 10.7% +17.3%
1977 11.9% +11.4%
1978 20.0% +67.5%
1979 19.6% -1.9%
1980 15.5% -21.2%
1981 13.6% -12.2%
1982 15.0% +10.1%
1983 13.3% -11.0%
1984 14.1% +5.8%
1985 23.1% +64.1%
1986 23.7% +2.4%
1987 22.7% -4.0%
1988 18.4% -18.9%
1989 20.5% +11.0%
1990 14.6% -28.7%
1991 14.9% +2.0%
1992 12.6% -15.3%
1993 11.1% -11.8%
1994 11.9% +7.3%
1995 10.4% -13.1%
1996 10.1% -3.1%
1997 8.4% -16.1%
1998 9.4% +11.8%
1999 9.3% -1.4%
2000 8.7% -6.2%
2001 9.9% +13.3%
2002 12.5% +26.1%
2003 8.9% -28.3%
2004 6.0% -33.2%
2005 5.6% -6.7%
2006 4.8% -12.8%
2007 4.8% -0.4%
2008 5.1% +4.9%
2009 5.3% +5.3%
2010 4.3% -19.5%
2011 4.1% -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.2% 0.0% 20.0% 10
1980s 18.0% 13.3% 23.7% 10
1990s 11.3% 8.4% 14.9% 10
2000s 7.2% 4.8% 12.5% 10
2010s 4.2% 4.1% 4.3% 2

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 41 Congo 7.6% compare
  2. 42 Zambia 6.4% compare
  3. 43 Mauritius 5.1% compare
  4. 45 Angola 4.1% compare
  5. 46 Gabon 3.0% compare
  6. 47 Nigeria 2.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is debt on concessional terms to gdp in Eswatini?
Debt on concessional terms to gdp in Eswatini was 4.1% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1986.
What is the lowest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
How does Eswatini rank for debt on concessional terms to gdp?
Eswatini ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is debt on concessional terms to gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,120 data points, 1970–2011
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Concessional Long-term Debt Outstanding and Disbursed (LDOD) conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders at concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. Loans from major regional development banks--African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank--and from the World Bank are classified as concessional according to each institution's classification and not according to the DAC definition, as was the practice in earlier reports. LDOD is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.