Employment in services in Eswatini
58.7% of employed people in Eswatini worked in services in 2025.
Eswatini, 2025
58.7%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
93rd of 182
Employment in services 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 | 58.7% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 59.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 61.8%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Eswatini has the 93rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
Employment in agriculture
14.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
26.7%
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