Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Eswatini

Employment in industry in Eswatini in 2025 — 26.7%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2025 26.7% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 29of 182
Period maximum 26.7%2025
Period minimum 17.9%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Eswatini, 1991–202517.52022.52527.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 25.8%1992: 25.8%1993: 25.7%1994: 25.7%1995: 25.9%1996: 25.8%1997: 25.8%1998: 25.8%1999: 25.7%2000: 25.5%2001: 25.4%2002: 25.4%2003: 25.4%2004: 25.5%2005: 25.6%2006: 25.7%2007: 25.8%2008: 25.7%2009: 25.5%2010: 25.5%2011: 25.4%2012: 25.5%2013: 25.4%2014: 25.1%2015: 24.8%2016: 24.5%2017: 23.1%2018: 21.5%2019: 20.4%2020: 19%2021: 17.9%2022: 21.7%2023: 26.1%2024: 26.1%2025: 26.7%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini

Eswatini 26.7%
World 23.7%
Southern Africa computed 20.8%
Employment in industry — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.7 +0.7 pp
2024 26.1 −0 pp
2023 26.1 +4.4 pp
2022 21.7 +3.8 pp
2021 17.9 −1.1 pp
2020 19 −1.4 pp
2019 20.4 −1.1 pp
2018 21.5 −1.5 pp
2017 23.1 −1.4 pp
2016 24.5 −0.3 pp
2015 24.8 −0.4 pp
2014 25.1 −0.3 pp
2013 25.4 −0.1 pp
2012 25.5 +0.1 pp
2011 25.4 −0.1 pp
2010 25.5 −0 pp
2009 25.5 −0.1 pp
2008 25.7 −0.1 pp
2007 25.8 +0.1 pp
2006 25.7 +0.1 pp
2005 25.6 +0.1 pp
2004 25.5 +0.1 pp
2003 25.4 +0 pp
2002 25.4 +0 pp
2001 25.4 −0.1 pp
2000 25.5 −0.2 pp
1999 25.7 −0.1 pp
1998 25.8 −0.1 pp
1997 25.8 −0 pp
1996 25.8 −0 pp
1995 25.9 +0.2 pp
1994 25.7 −0 pp
1993 25.7 −0.1 pp
1992 25.8 −0.1 pp
1991 25.8

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.