Industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini
Eswatini: Industry (including construction), value added was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini, 1972–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 2.2% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 70.9% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini peaked at 55.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -10.3%, in 2020.
Eswatini ranks 107th of 199 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.
Industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.4% | — |
| 1973 | 7.0% | -43.8% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -72.9% |
| 1975 | -4.9% | -357.1% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -132.5% |
| 1977 | 29.1% | +1744.7% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | -31.6% |
| 1979 | -1.3% | -106.7% |
| 1980 | -0.4% | -67.1% |
| 1981 | 10.8% | -2570.8% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -83.1% |
| 1983 | -2.7% | -249.5% |
| 1984 | -1.2% | -55.3% |
| 1985 | -2.4% | +94.1% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | -1537.8% |
| 1987 | 55.4% | +63.6% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | -61.6% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -61.0% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +129.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -96.3% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +623.2% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -75.9% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +232.8% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -62.4% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +274.0% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -58.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -75.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +201.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -65.2% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +871.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -68.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +114.3% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +305.5% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -35.3% |
| 2008 | -3.7% | -149.2% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | -34.8% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -471.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -85.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +211.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -62.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +269.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -61.2% |
| 2018 | -2.2% | -208.8% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -367.0% |
| 2020 | -10.3% | -274.1% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -246.7% |
| 2022 | -0.6% | -104.1% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -1566.0% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -70.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 2.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +2570.8% | -0.4% | 10.8% |
| 1977 | +1744.7% | 1.6% | 29.1% |
| 2024 | +1566.0% | -0.5% | 7.4% |
| 1986 | +1537.8% | -2.4% | 33.8% |
| 2002 | +871.2% | 0.7% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | -4.9% | 29.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | -2.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 0.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -3.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | -2.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -10.3% | 15.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.77 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 75.53 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 168.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.74 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini was 2.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.3% in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Eswatini ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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.