Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 33.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini stood at 33.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini peaked at 41.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1985.
Eswatini ranks 40th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 31.5% | — |
| 1966 | 30.1% | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 33.9% | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 32.6% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 27.5% | -15.8% |
| 1970 | 26.0% | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 22.3% | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 24.2% | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 29.0% | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 28.5% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 24.9% | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 27.0% | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 28.7% | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 31.1% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 22.6% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 22.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 31.9% | +26.7% |
| 1988 | 35.3% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 37.4% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 36.8% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 36.4% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 36.7% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 33.6% | -3.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 33.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 33.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +26.7% | 25.2% | 31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.1% | 27.5% | 33.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 27.4% | 22.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 21.3% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 36.0% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 39.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 34.0% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 31.4% | 34.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 37 Peru 34.3% compare
- 38 Bangladesh 34.0% compare
- 39 Sudan 33.6% compare
- 41 Bhutan 33.2% compare
- 42 South Sudan 33.1% compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 32.5% compare
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 industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Eswatini was 33.6% 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 41.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1985.
- How does Eswatini rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Eswatini ranks 40th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.