Eswatini vs IDA blend: Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Eswatini
- IDA blend
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 26.7% against 19.0% in IDA blend, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.4 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 30th and IDA blend ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 14.8% | 11.0% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 14.8% | 10.7% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 16.7% | 7.5% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 18.6% | 4.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Eswatini or IDA blend?
- Eswatini, at 26.7% against 19.0% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Eswatini and IDA blend?
- 7.7%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and IDA blend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and IDA blend rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Eswatini ranks 30th and IDA blend ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).