Services, value added in Eswatini
Eswatini: Services, value added was 48.40 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Eswatini, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Eswatini is 48.40 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Eswatini peaked at 48.40 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.50 million current LCU, in 1965.
That places Eswatini 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 15.50 million current LCU | — |
| 1966 | 16.30 million current LCU | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 17.80 million current LCU | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 22.80 million current LCU | +28.1% |
| 1969 | 24.70 million current LCU | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 27.90 million current LCU | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 33.70 million current LCU | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 33.50 million current LCU | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 47.40 million current LCU | +41.5% |
| 1974 | 55.80 million current LCU | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 55.00 million current LCU | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 63.00 million current LCU | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 70.00 million current LCU | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 74.00 million current LCU | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 93.00 million current LCU | +25.7% |
| 1980 | 170.91 million current LCU | +83.8% |
| 1981 | 200.40 million current LCU | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 235.50 million current LCU | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 275.00 million current LCU | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 304.90 million current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 351.20 million current LCU | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 424.90 million current LCU | +21.0% |
| 1987 | 474.50 million current LCU | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 576.80 million current LCU | +21.6% |
| 1989 | 637.00 million current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 1.14 billion current LCU | +79.5% |
| 1991 | 1.27 billion current LCU | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 1.54 billion current LCU | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 1.83 billion current LCU | +19.0% |
| 1994 | 1.91 billion current LCU | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.22 billion current LCU | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 2.48 billion current LCU | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 2.78 billion current LCU | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 3.05 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 3.32 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.31 billion current LCU | +59.9% |
| 2001 | 5.79 billion current LCU | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 6.45 billion current LCU | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 7.37 billion current LCU | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 8.18 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 9.04 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 10.05 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 11.03 billion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 12.68 billion current LCU | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 14.18 billion current LCU | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 15.46 billion current LCU | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 16.90 billion current LCU | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 18.59 billion current LCU | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 20.99 billion current LCU | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 22.87 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 24.50 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 27.85 billion current LCU | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 30.24 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 31.90 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 34.24 billion current LCU | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 36.08 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 37.42 billion current LCU | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 39.44 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 44.25 billion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 45.72 billion current LCU | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 48.40 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 48.40 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 891.96 billion current LCU, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 48.40 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25 trillion current LCU, 1% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +83.8% | 93.00 million current LCU | 170.91 million current LCU |
| 1990 | +79.5% | 637.00 million current LCU | 1.14 billion current LCU |
| 2000 | +59.9% | 3.32 billion current LCU | 5.31 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.42 million current LCU | 15.50 million current LCU | 24.70 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 55.33 million current LCU | 27.90 million current LCU | 93.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 365.11 million current LCU | 170.91 million current LCU | 637.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 billion current LCU | 1.14 billion current LCU | 3.32 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.01 billion current LCU | 5.31 billion current LCU | 14.18 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.36 billion current LCU | 15.46 billion current LCU | 34.24 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.88 billion current LCU | 36.08 billion current LCU | 48.40 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 149 Croatia 56.65 billion current LCU compare
- 150 Lithuania 54.60 billion current LCU compare
- 151 Papua New Guinea 49.80 billion current LCU compare
- 153 Slovenia 41.33 billion current LCU compare
- 154 Bosnia and Herzegovina 32.63 billion current LCU compare
- 155 Kuwait 28.73 billion current LCU compare
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 48.40 billion current LCU 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 48.40 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.50 million current LCU in 1965.
- How does Eswatini rank for services, value added?
- Eswatini ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. 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 (current LCU). 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.