Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eswatini
Eswatini: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eswatini, 1972–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.7% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 145.4% on the previous year and up 130.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eswatini peaked at 21.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -19.0%, in 1977.
Eswatini ranks 145th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -5.2% | — |
| 1973 | 9.7% | -287.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1975 | -4.4% | — |
| 1976 | -2.5% | -43.8% |
| 1977 | -19.0% | +666.2% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | -184.9% |
| 1979 | -4.1% | -125.6% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | -309.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -94.5% |
| 1982 | -12.0% | -2614.2% |
| 1983 | -7.6% | -37.1% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | -379.2% |
| 1985 | -1.0% | -104.8% |
| 1986 | 18.1% | -1875.2% |
| 1987 | -9.1% | -150.3% |
| 1988 | -5.5% | -39.7% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | -447.8% |
| 1990 | -2.3% | -112.3% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | -415.8% |
| 1992 | -18.3% | -347.9% |
| 1993 | -7.1% | -61.4% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -164.9% |
| 1995 | -2.0% | -142.7% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -803.6% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -86.6% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -108.4% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -5768.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -91.1% |
| 2001 | -1.8% | -330.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -288.3% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +150.7% |
| 2004 | -12.9% | -251.7% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -256.1% |
| 2006 | -3.6% | -117.9% |
| 2007 | -3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -389.9% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | -12.3% | -250.0% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -146.9% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +125.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -54.9% |
| 2014 | -4.8% | -181.9% |
| 2015 | -2.1% | -55.5% |
| 2016 | -18.4% | +758.2% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -181.1% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -50.7% |
| 2020 | -9.1% | -242.2% |
| 2021 | -7.6% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -126.5% |
| 2023 | -9.1% | -553.9% |
| 2024 | -1.5% | -84.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -145.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.2% | -19.0% | 16.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | -12.0% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -18.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -12.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | -18.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.1% | -9.1% | 2.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 45,465 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,280 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.85 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 3,323 current US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eswatini?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eswatini was 0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.0% in 1977.
- How does Eswatini rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Eswatini ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.