Services, value added in Eswatini
Eswatini: Services, value added was 52.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Eswatini, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Eswatini is 52.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Eswatini peaked at 53.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1978.
Eswatini ranks 134th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Services, value added in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 30.9% | — |
| 1966 | 29.7% | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 33.3% | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 40.0% | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 32.8% | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 34.8% | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 29.7% | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 30.8% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 31.1% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 25.8% | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 26.6% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 25.0% | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 26.8% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 40.5% | +51.0% |
| 1981 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 44.4% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 43.8% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 39.9% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 36.7% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 34.9% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 39.6% | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 44.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.3% | 29.7% | 40.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 25.0% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 34.9% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 35.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 43.9% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 47.7% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 50.8% | 53.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 66,815 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 23.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 25.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0758 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 311.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Eswatini?
- Services, value added in Eswatini was 52.4% 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 53.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1978.
- How does Eswatini rank for services, value added?
- Eswatini ranks 134th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). 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 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.