Eswatini vs Tonga: Current health expenditure
Eswatini
7.5%
in 2023
Tonga
7.4%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
75th
Tonga rank
78th
Current health expenditure over time
- Eswatini
- Tonga
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 7.5% against 7.4% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 75th and Tonga ranks 78th of 193 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.2% | 2.7% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.5% | 2.2% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Eswatini or Tonga?
- Eswatini, at 7.5% against 7.4% in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Eswatini and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tonga?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Tonga rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Eswatini ranks 75th and Tonga ranks 78th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.