Employment in services (% of total employment) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 58.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Eswatini stood at 58.7%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Eswatini peaked at 68.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1991.
Eswatini ranks 96th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.0% | — |
| 1992 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.8% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 58.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 58.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.9% | 57.0% | 58.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 58.5% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 60.1% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 58.7% | 68.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Eswatini?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Eswatini was 58.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1991.
- How does Eswatini rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Eswatini ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 services (% 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).