Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 26.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 26.7% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Eswatini peaked at 26.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2021.
Eswatini ranks 30th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Eswatini?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Eswatini was 26.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Eswatini ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% 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 database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).