Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 8.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Eswatini, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 8.4% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 12.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 91st out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.1% | — |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +2.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 8.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 51% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 8.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 42% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -58.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 78.44 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Eswatini?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Eswatini was 8.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 91st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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