Employment in industry in Eswatini
26.7% of employed people in Eswatini worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Eswatini, 2025
26.7%
Change from 2024
+0.7percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
29th of 182
Employment in industry in Eswatini over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.7% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 26.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 24.8%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Eswatini has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
Employment in agriculture
14.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
58.7%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
34.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
54.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
51.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
48.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT