Industry share of total emplyoment in Eswatini

Eswatini: Industry share of total emplyoment was 26.73 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
26.73
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
30th
of 186 countries
All-time high
26.73
in 2025
All-time low
17.89
in 2021
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Industry share of total emplyoment in Eswatini, 1991–2025

01020301991200820251991: 25.81992: 25.81993: 25.71994: 25.71995: 25.91996: 25.81997: 25.81998: 25.81999: 25.72000: 25.52001: 25.42002: 25.42003: 25.42004: 25.52005: 25.62006: 25.72007: 25.82008: 25.72009: 25.52010: 25.52011: 25.42012: 25.52013: 25.42014: 25.12015: 24.82016: 24.52017: 23.12018: 21.52019: 20.42020: 192021: 17.92022: 21.72023: 26.12024: 26.12025: 26.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, industry share of total emplyoment in Eswatini stood at 26.73. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Eswatini peaked at 26.73 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.89, in 2021.

Eswatini ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.79 25.69 25.89 9
2000s 25.56 25.39 25.8 10
2010s 24.12 20.39 25.53 10
2020s 22.92 17.89 26.73 6

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 27 Turkey 27.29 compare
  2. 28 Serbia 27.07 compare
  3. 29 Kyrgyzstan 26.82 compare
  4. 31 Iraq 26.54 compare
  5. 32 Italy 26.43 compare
  6. 33 Croatia 26.36 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry share of total emplyoment in Eswatini?
Industry share of total emplyoment in Eswatini was 26.73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 26.73 in 2025.
What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 17.89 in 2021.
How does Eswatini rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
Eswatini ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry share of total emplyoment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
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