Subsidies in Eswatini
Eswatini: Subsidies was 2.13 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Eswatini, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 2.13 billion GFS, current LCU for subsidies in 2011. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.2% on the previous year and up 312.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Eswatini peaked at 2.13 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.30 million GFS, current LCU, in 1981.
Eswatini ranks 22nd of 47 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.56 million GFS, current LCU | 5.30 million GFS, current LCU | 51.09 million GFS, current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 214.59 million GFS, current LCU | 60.81 million GFS, current LCU | 459.90 million GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 851.64 million GFS, current LCU | 517.77 million GFS, current LCU | 1.63 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 billion GFS, current LCU | 1.66 billion GFS, current LCU | 2.13 billion GFS, current LCU | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Eswatini
- Scientific and technical journal articles 30.94 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2015)
- Share of the population using the Internet 63.4% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 651,506 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 31,152 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.76 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Eswatini?
- Subsidies in Eswatini was 2.13 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.30 million GFS, current LCU in 1981.
- How does Eswatini rank for subsidies?
- Eswatini ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 312.1%. 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 Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.