Services, value added in Eswatini
Eswatini: Services, value added was 6.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Eswatini, 1972–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Eswatini is 6.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 399.3% on the previous year and up 142.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Eswatini peaked at 32.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -16.0%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 34th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 8.4% | — |
| 1973 | 10.9% | +29.0% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -74.4% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | +181.4% |
| 1976 | 6.8% | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | +110.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -95.1% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | +699.1% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -91.4% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | +1500.8% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -79.9% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +233.7% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | +224.7% |
| 1986 | -5.9% | -135.6% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -153.3% |
| 1988 | -1.8% | -156.8% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | -697.2% |
| 1990 | 32.7% | +203.5% |
| 1991 | -1.1% | -103.2% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | -1265.4% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | -37.8% |
| 1994 | -2.3% | -129.4% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | -585.6% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -69.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -101.3% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -6746.7% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -24.7% |
| 2000 | -16.0% | -800.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -111.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +57.8% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +131.5% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +43.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -37.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -54.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +86.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +64.2% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -104.3% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -5016.6% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -50.2% |
| 2021 | -0.6% | -117.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -175.7% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +1578.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -83.7% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | +399.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 6.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 6.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.8%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +6746.7% | -0.0% | 3.0% |
| 2019 | +5016.6% | -0.1% | 6.7% |
| 2023 | +1578.1% | 0.5% | 7.6% |
| 1982 | +1500.8% | 0.5% | 7.7% |
| 1992 | +1265.4% | -1.1% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 0.7% | 14.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | -5.9% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | -2.3% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | -16.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -0.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -0.6% | 7.6% | 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 services, value added in Eswatini?
- Services, value added in Eswatini was 6.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.0% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for services, value added?
- Eswatini ranks 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.8%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.