Swaziland recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 2.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Swaziland averaged -2.68 percent of GDP from 1999 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 10.10 percent of GDP in 2006 and a record low of -10.60 percent of GDP in 2010. source: Central Bank of Swaziland

Government Budget in Swaziland is expected to reach -6.30 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Swaziland Government Budget is projected to trend around -5.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and -4.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 32608085.00 29610735.00 SZL Thousand Dec 2025
Government Budget -2.70 -1.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -2883677.00 -1816647.00 SZL Thousand Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 19.30 19.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 29724409.00 27794088.00 SZL Thousand Dec 2025


Swaziland Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.70 -1.90 10.10 -10.60 1999 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly