Swaziland recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 18.91 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Debt to GDP in Swaziland averaged 13.86 percent of GDP from 1999 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 26.16 percent of GDP in 2000 and a record low of 6.79 percent of GDP in 2012. source: Central Bank of Swaziland

Government Debt to GDP in Swaziland is expected to reach 19.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Swaziland Total Public External Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 20.00 percent of GDP in 2025 and 21.00 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 26978760.00 23153701.00 SZL Thousand Dec 2023
Government Budget -1.70 -5.40 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Budget Value -1500050.00 -4188793.00 SZL Thousand Dec 2023
Government Debt to GDP 18.91 19.06 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Revenues 25478720.00 18964908.00 SZL Thousand Dec 2023

Swaziland Total Public External Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
18.91 19.06 26.16 6.79 1999 - 2023 percent of GDP Yearly