Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Ghana

Agriculture share of GDP in Ghana in 2025 — 21.3%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 158. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.6 pp.

2025 21.3% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 158
Period maximum 60.7%1978
Period minimum 17.3%2019

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Ghana, 1960–202502040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.9%1962: 37.9%1964: 35.4%1966: 43.3%1968: 41.8%1970: 46.5%1972: 46.6%1974: 51.1%1976: 50.6%1978: 60.7%1980: 57.9%1982: 57.3%1984: 49.2%1986: 47.8%1988: 49.6%1990: 44.8%1992: 44.8%1994: 37.8%1996: 39%1998: 36%2000: 35.3%2002: 35.1%2004: 38%2006: 28.3%2008: 29.4%2010: 28%2012: 22.1%2014: 19.6%2016: 20.8%2018: 18.1%2020: 18.9%2022: 19.5%2024: 20.6%2025: 21.3%
Change over the period: −19.6 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ghana 21.3%
World 4%
Western Africa computed 22.9%
Agriculture share of GDP — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.3 +0.7 pp
2024 20.6 −0.4 pp
2023 20.9 +1.4 pp
2022 19.5 −0.1 pp
2021 19.7 +0.8 pp
2020 18.9 +1.5 pp
2019 17.3 −0.8 pp
2018 18.1 −1.4 pp
2017 19.6 −1.3 pp
2016 20.8 +0.9 pp
2015 20 +0.4 pp
2014 19.6 −0.8 pp
2013 20.4 −1.8 pp
2012 22.1 −1.5 pp
2011 23.7 −4.4 pp
2010 28 −3 pp
2009 31 +1.6 pp
2008 29.4 +2.1 pp
2007 27.3 −1 pp
2006 28.3 −9.1 pp
2005 37.5 −0.5 pp
2004 38 +1.4 pp
2003 36.5 +1.4 pp
2002 35.1 −0.1 pp
2001 35.2 −0 pp
2000 35.3 −0.5 pp
1999 35.8 −0.2 pp
1998 36 +0.2 pp
1997 35.8 −3.2 pp
1996 39 +0.2 pp
1995 38.8 +1 pp
1994 37.8 +0.9 pp
1993 36.9 −7.8 pp
1992 44.8 −0.7 pp
1991 45.5 +0.7 pp
1990 44.8 −4.1 pp
1989 49 −0.6 pp
1988 49.6 −1 pp
1987 50.6 +2.8 pp
1986 47.8 +2.9 pp
1985 44.9 −4.4 pp
1984 49.2 −10.5 pp
1983 59.7 +2.4 pp
1982 57.3 +4.3 pp
1981 53.1 −4.8 pp
1980 57.9 −2 pp
1979 60 −0.7 pp
1978 60.7 +4.5 pp
1977 56.2 +5.6 pp
1976 50.6 +2.9 pp
1975 47.7 −3.5 pp
1974 51.1 +2.2 pp
1973 49 +2.3 pp
1972 46.6 +2.5 pp
1971 44.2 −2.4 pp
1970 46.5 +0.6 pp
1969 45.9 +4.2 pp
1968 41.8 +1.5 pp
1967 40.2 −3.1 pp
1966 43.3 −0.2 pp
1965 43.5 +8.2 pp
1964 35.4 −0.6 pp
1963 35.9 −2 pp
1962 37.9 +2.5 pp
1961 35.4 −5.5 pp
1960 40.9 —

About the indicator

The share of value added by agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing in GDP. It is one of the most reliable indicators of the level of economic development: in low-income countries the sector delivers a quarter of GDP or more, in high-income ones usually less than 2%, even though the physical volume of output there can be far larger.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.