Manufacturing, value added in Eswatini
Eswatini: Manufacturing, value added was 28.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Eswatini, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Eswatini stood at 28.1%.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Eswatini peaked at 35.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1965.
That places Eswatini 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 8.2% | — |
| 1966 | 8.6% | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 12.5% | +46.6% |
| 1968 | 14.7% | +17.5% |
| 1969 | 12.4% | -16.2% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 13.6% | +19.9% |
| 1972 | 15.1% | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 21.3% | +41.3% |
| 1974 | 20.8% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 18.3% | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 19.4% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 20.9% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.0% | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 17.8% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | +39.6% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | +35.6% |
| 1988 | 29.4% | +16.9% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 31.4% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 31.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 28.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 8.2% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 11.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 13.3% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 30.1% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 33.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 26.4% | 29.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 6.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 3,797 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 67,921 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.9083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 3,731 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Eswatini?
- Manufacturing, value added in Eswatini was 28.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1965.
- How does Eswatini rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Eswatini ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.