Health spending as a share of total government spending in Eswatini
Eswatini: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 10.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Eswatini is 10.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Eswatini peaked at 14.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.2% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 12.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Eswatini?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Eswatini was 10.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Eswatini ranks 89th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.