Swaziland recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 19.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Swaziland averaged 14.08 percent of GDP from 1999 until 2024, 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 20.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, 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 21.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 22.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 29610730.00 26978760.00 SZL Thousand Dec 2024
Government Budget -0.10 -4.60 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Budget Value -1816650.00 -1500050.00 SZL Thousand Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 19.30 19.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 27794090.00 25478720.00 SZL Thousand Dec 2024



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
19.30 19.40 26.16 6.79 1999 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly