Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Eswatini
Eswatini: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 26.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Eswatini stood at 26.7%. 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 jobs as a share of total employment in Eswatini peaked at 26.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, 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.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.8% | — |
| 1992 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 26.7% | +2.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 26.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 26.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 25.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 20.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 17.9% | 26.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Eswatini?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Eswatini was 26.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Eswatini ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.