Eswatini vs Turkmenistan: General government total expenditure
Eswatini
32.28 billion current LCU
in 2025
Turkmenistan
34.71 billion current LCU
in 2025
Eswatini rank
141st
Turkmenistan rank
138th
General government total expenditure over time
- Eswatini
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 34.71 billion current LCU against 32.28 billion current LCU in Eswatini, a difference of 2.43 billion current LCU.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 141st and Turkmenistan ranks 138th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 249.90 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 249.90 million current LCU | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1.48 billion current LCU | 201.40 million current LCU | 1.28 billion current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 5.88 billion current LCU | 3.31 billion current LCU | 2.57 billion current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 15.64 billion current LCU | 17.99 billion current LCU | 2.36 billion current LCU | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 26.02 billion current LCU | 28.37 billion current LCU | 2.36 billion current LCU | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Eswatini or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 34.71 billion current LCU against 32.28 billion current LCU in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Eswatini and Turkmenistan?
- 2.43 billion current LCU, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Turkmenistan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Turkmenistan rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Eswatini ranks 141st and Turkmenistan ranks 138th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release