Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Eswatini
Eswatini: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 54.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
54.3%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
98th
of 189 countries
All-time high
54.3%
in 2022
All-time low
37.1%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Eswatini, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Eswatini stood at 54.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Eswatini peaked at 54.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2008.
That places Eswatini 98th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 37.1% | — |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 54.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 54.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 44.8% | 53.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.5% | 54.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Eswatini?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Eswatini was 54.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2008.
- How does Eswatini rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Eswatini ranks 98th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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