Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 41.94 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
41.94
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
121st
of 193 countries
All-time high
44.2
in 2026
All-time low
10.8
in 2009
Years of data
37
1994–2030
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Eswatini, 1994–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Eswatini stood at 41.94.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 44.2 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 10.8, in 2009.
Eswatini ranks 121st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.77 | — |
| 1995 | 12.88 | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 11.96 | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 12.98 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 15.93 | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 17.19 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 18.7 | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 22.4 | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 17.65 | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 18 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.48 | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 13.9 | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 15.02 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 16.6 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 15.03 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 10.8 | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 14.52 | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 15.12 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.45 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 14.31 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 16.38 | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 20.54 | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 21.88 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 27.02 | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 30.65 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 38.23 | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 38.39 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 40.47 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 40.03 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 39.76 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 43.64 | +9.8% |
| 2026 | 44.2 | +1.3% |
| 2027 | 44.14 | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 43.16 | -2.2% |
| 2029 | 43.02 | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 41.94 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.12 | 11.96 | 17.19 | 6 |
| 2000s | 16.36 | 10.8 | 22.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.11 | 14.31 | 30.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5 | 38.23 | 44.2 | 10 |
| 2030s | 41.94 | 41.94 | 41.94 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 118 Tanzania, United Republic of 42.86 compare
- 119 Republic of Moldova 42.71 compare
- 120 Ecuador 42.45 compare
- 122 Mauritania 41.66 compare
- 123 Indonesia 41.53 compare
- 124 Niger 41.41 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 gdp in Eswatini?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Eswatini was 41.94 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2 in 2026.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 in 2009.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October