Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Low-income countries

Agriculture share of GDP in low-income countries in 2025 — 25.8%. Since 1988, the indicator has fallen by 14.7 pp.

2025 25.8% −1 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 40.4%1988
Period minimum 24.5%2011

Trend over time

1988–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Low-income countries, 1988–202520253035404519881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 40.4%1989: 38.1%1990: 36.3%1991: 37.8%1992: 35.9%1993: 34.6%1994: 34.1%1995: 34.7%1996: 33.7%1997: 34.5%1998: 34.7%1999: 31.7%2000: 29.1%2001: 28.8%2002: 28.9%2003: 28.4%2004: 26.6%2005: 26.7%2006: 26.3%2007: 26.5%2008: 25.8%2009: 27.4%2010: 26%2011: 24.5%2012: 26.2%2013: 25.7%2014: 25.6%2015: 25.8%2016: 27.3%2017: 28%2018: 26.2%2019: 26.6%2020: 27.6%2021: 27.5%2022: 28.2%2023: 27.5%2024: 26.8%2025: 25.8%
Change over the period: −14.7 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 25.8%
World 4%
Agriculture share of GDP — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.8 −1 pp
2024 26.8 −0.7 pp
2023 27.5 −0.7 pp
2022 28.2 +0.7 pp
2021 27.5 −0.1 pp
2020 27.6 +1 pp
2019 26.6 +0.4 pp
2018 26.2 −1.8 pp
2017 28 +0.7 pp
2016 27.3 +1.5 pp
2015 25.8 +0.2 pp
2014 25.6 −0 pp
2013 25.7 −0.6 pp
2012 26.2 +1.8 pp
2011 24.5 −1.5 pp
2010 26 −1.5 pp
2009 27.4 +1.6 pp
2008 25.8 −0.7 pp
2007 26.5 +0.2 pp
2006 26.3 −0.4 pp
2005 26.7 +0.1 pp
2004 26.6 −1.8 pp
2003 28.4 −0.5 pp
2002 28.9 +0.1 pp
2001 28.8 −0.4 pp
2000 29.1 −2.6 pp
1999 31.7 −3 pp
1998 34.7 +0.2 pp
1997 34.5 +0.8 pp
1996 33.7 −1 pp
1995 34.7 +0.6 pp
1994 34.1 −0.5 pp
1993 34.6 −1.3 pp
1992 35.9 −1.8 pp
1991 37.8 +1.5 pp
1990 36.3 −1.8 pp
1989 38.1 −2.4 pp
1988 40.4 —

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.