Benin vs Eswatini: Claims on central government, etc.
Benin
2.0%
in 2025
Eswatini
2.5%
in 2025
Benin rank
141st
Eswatini rank
139th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Benin
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.5% against 2.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Eswatini ahead.
Benin ranks 141st and Eswatini ranks 139th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.9% | -5.6% | 2.7% | Benin |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -3.0% | 2.7% | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.6% | -3.6% | 4.2% | Benin |
| 2000s | -3.9% | -6.4% | 2.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -2.7% | 1.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 2.9% | 2.4% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Benin or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 2.5% against 2.0% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Benin and Eswatini?
- 0.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eswatini?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Eswatini rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Benin ranks 141st and Eswatini ranks 139th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.