Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 17.29 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Eswatini, 1970–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Eswatini is 17.29, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Eswatini peaked at 46 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 10.41, in 1977.
Eswatini ranks 173rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.9 | — |
| 1971 | 15.32 | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 14.76 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 17.79 | +20.5% |
| 1974 | 13.53 | -23.9% |
| 1975 | 14.45 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 10.92 | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 10.41 | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 26.98 | +159.2% |
| 1979 | 26.26 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 22.48 | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 21.06 | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 24.01 | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 22.91 | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 22.79 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 38.78 | +70.2% |
| 1986 | 46 | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 37.04 | -19.5% |
| 1988 | 32.91 | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 32.69 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 15.28 | -53.3% |
| 1994 | 13.45 | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 12.59 | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 12.57 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.07 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 15.7 | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 16.95 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 19.39 | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 20.97 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 18.71 | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 19.03 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 15.2 | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 13.5 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 14.86 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 16.46 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 14.74 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 10.57 | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 13.78 | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 14.26 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 14.69 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 14.83 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.67 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 17.29 | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.73 | 10.41 | 26.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.07 | 21.06 | 46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.09 | 12.07 | 16.95 | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.34 | 10.57 | 20.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.75 | 13.67 | 17.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 170 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.86 compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 18.08 compare
- 172 Chile 17.54 compare
- 174 Botswana 16.98 compare
- 175 Russian Federation 16.42 compare
- 176 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.9 compare
More external debt data for Eswatini
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -149,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.1199 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 31.34 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Eswatini?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Eswatini was 17.29 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 46 in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.41 in 1977.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 173rd out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.