Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) was -1.82 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Eswatini, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded -1.82 billion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.0% on the previous year and down 519.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Eswatini peaked at 1.96 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.80 billion current LCU, in 2010.
Eswatini ranks 17th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.39 million current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 132.78 million current LCU | +40.7% |
| 1992 | -51.52 million current LCU | -138.8% |
| 1993 | -154.10 million current LCU | +199.1% |
| 1994 | -193.34 million current LCU | +25.5% |
| 1995 | -8.61 million current LCU | -95.5% |
| 1996 | -44.91 million current LCU | +421.8% |
| 1997 | 122.13 million current LCU | -372.0% |
| 1998 | 74.49 million current LCU | -39.0% |
| 1999 | -88.32 million current LCU | -218.6% |
| 2000 | -139.72 million current LCU | +58.2% |
| 2001 | -293.93 million current LCU | +110.4% |
| 2002 | -530.27 million current LCU | +80.4% |
| 2003 | -452.30 million current LCU | -14.7% |
| 2004 | -427.46 million current LCU | -5.5% |
| 2005 | -302.68 million current LCU | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 1.96 billion current LCU | -746.9% |
| 2007 | 1.39 billion current LCU | -29.1% |
| 2008 | -42.00 million current LCU | -103.0% |
| 2009 | -1.32 billion current LCU | +3033.3% |
| 2010 | -3.80 billion current LCU | +188.7% |
| 2011 | -1.82 billion current LCU | -52.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's -1.82 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -34.10 billion current LCU, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's -1.82 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -21.76 billion current LCU, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -3033.3% | -42.00 million current LCU | -1.32 billion current LCU |
| 2006 | +746.9% | -302.68 million current LCU | 1.96 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -11.70 million current LCU | -193.34 million current LCU | 132.78 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -15.84 million current LCU | -1.32 billion current LCU | 1.96 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.81 billion current LCU | -3.80 billion current LCU | -1.82 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More science & technology data for Eswatini
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 91.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2 (2015)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Eswatini?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Eswatini was -1.82 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.80 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Eswatini rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Eswatini ranks 17th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 519.9%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.