Current budget balance, including grants in Eswatini

Eswatini: Current budget balance, including grants was -23.00 million current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
-23.00 million current LCU
Change on year
up 98.9%
World rank
40th
of 51 countries
All-time high
3.34 billion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
-2.14 billion current LCU
in 2010
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Current budget balance, including grants in Eswatini, 1990–2011

-2.0B02.0B4.0B1990200020111990: 246.0M current LCU1991: 307.2M current LCU1992: 216.7M current LCU1993: 130.1M current LCU1994: 137.6M current LCU1995: 272.2M current LCU1996: 241.0M current LCU1997: 434.7M current LCU1998: 566.8M current LCU1999: 485.9M current LCU2000: 458.9M current LCU2001: 541.9M current LCU2002: 427.9M current LCU2003: 448.6M current LCU2004: 715.2M current LCU2005: 1.0B current LCU2006: 3.3B current LCU2007: 3.2B current LCU2008: 2.3B current LCU2009: 837.0M current LCU2010: -2.1B current LCU2011: -23.0M current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for current budget balance, including grants in Eswatini is -23.00 million current LCU, measured in 2011.

The figure is up 98.9% on the previous year and down 104.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Eswatini peaked at 3.34 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -2.14 billion current LCU, in 2010.

Eswatini ranks 40th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Current budget balance, including grants in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Eswatini, 1990 to 2011.
Year current LCU Change
1990 245.98 million current LCU
1991 307.18 million current LCU +24.9%
1992 216.69 million current LCU -29.5%
1993 130.12 million current LCU -39.9%
1994 137.61 million current LCU +5.8%
1995 272.24 million current LCU +97.8%
1996 240.97 million current LCU -11.5%
1997 434.75 million current LCU +80.4%
1998 566.84 million current LCU +30.4%
1999 485.86 million current LCU -14.3%
2000 458.93 million current LCU -5.5%
2001 541.86 million current LCU +18.1%
2002 427.90 million current LCU -21.0%
2003 448.60 million current LCU +4.8%
2004 715.18 million current LCU +59.4%
2005 1.01 billion current LCU +41.4%
2006 3.34 billion current LCU +230.3%
2007 3.16 billion current LCU -5.3%
2008 2.31 billion current LCU -27.0%
2009 837.00 million current LCU -63.8%
2010 -2.14 billion current LCU -356.2%
2011 -23.00 million current LCU -98.9%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's -23.00 million current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.42 billion current LCU. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's -23.00 million current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Current budget balance, including grants in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 -356.2% 837.00 million current LCU -2.14 billion current LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 303.82 million current LCU 130.12 million current LCU 566.84 million current LCU 10
2000s 1.33 billion current LCU 427.90 million current LCU 3.34 billion current LCU 10
2010s -1.08 billion current LCU -2.14 billion current LCU -23.00 million current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 37 Zimbabwe 171.10 million current LCU compare
  2. 38 Cape Verde 11,149 current LCU compare
  3. 39 Mali -4 current LCU compare
  4. 41 Liberia -1.44 billion current LCU compare
  5. 42 Morocco -1.53 billion current LCU compare
  6. 43 Eritrea -2.18 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current budget balance, including grants in Eswatini?
Current budget balance, including grants in Eswatini was -23.00 million current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 3.34 billion current LCU in 2006.
What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was -2.14 billion current LCU in 2010.
How does Eswatini rank for current budget balance, including grants?
Eswatini ranks 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.