Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Middle East & North Africa

Agriculture share of GDP in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 6.8%. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 12.7 pp.

2025 6.8% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 19.4%1965
Period minimum 5.4%2008

Trend over time

1965–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Middle East & North Africa, 1965–202505101520196519711977198319891995200120072013201920251965: 19.4%1967: 18.3%1969: 16.5%1971: 15.6%1973: 11.2%1975: 7.9%1977: 6.9%1979: 6.7%1981: 7.3%1983: 8.7%1985: 10.3%1987: 11.4%1989: 11.5%1991: 9.8%1993: 8.9%1995: 9.3%1997: 8.4%1999: 8.5%2001: 8.2%2003: 7.7%2005: 6.4%2007: 6%2009: 6.6%2011: 5.7%2013: 6.1%2015: 6.9%2017: 6.5%2019: 6.2%2021: 6.5%2023: 6.2%2025: 6.8%
Change over the period: −12.7 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 6.8%
World 4%
Agriculture share of GDP — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.8 +0.1 pp
2024 6.6 +0.4 pp
2023 6.2 +0.3 pp
2022 5.9 −0.6 pp
2021 6.5 −0.4 pp
2020 6.9 +0.7 pp
2019 6.2 +0 pp
2018 6.2 −0.3 pp
2017 6.5 −0.3 pp
2016 6.8 −0.1 pp
2015 6.9 +0.7 pp
2014 6.2 +0.1 pp
2013 6.1 +0.3 pp
2012 5.8 +0.1 pp
2011 5.7 −0.5 pp
2010 6.2 −0.4 pp
2009 6.6 +1.2 pp
2008 5.4 −0.6 pp
2007 6 −0.2 pp
2006 6.1 −0.2 pp
2005 6.4 −0.7 pp
2004 7.1 −0.6 pp
2003 7.7 −0.3 pp
2002 8 −0.2 pp
2001 8.2 +0.1 pp
2000 8.1 −0.4 pp
1999 8.5 −0.9 pp
1998 9.4 +0.9 pp
1997 8.4 −0.5 pp
1996 9 −0.4 pp
1995 9.3 −0.1 pp
1994 9.5 +0.6 pp
1993 8.9 −0.6 pp
1992 9.5 −0.3 pp
1991 9.8 +0.2 pp
1990 9.6 −1.9 pp
1989 11.5 +0.2 pp
1988 11.3 −0.1 pp
1987 11.4 −0.7 pp
1986 12.1 +1.8 pp
1985 10.3 +0.8 pp
1984 9.5 +0.8 pp
1983 8.7 +0.3 pp
1982 8.4 +1.1 pp
1981 7.3 +0.9 pp
1980 6.4 −0.3 pp
1979 6.7 −1 pp
1978 7.8 +0.8 pp
1977 6.9 −0.5 pp
1976 7.4 −0.4 pp
1975 7.9 +0.2 pp
1974 7.6 −3.6 pp
1973 11.2 −3.2 pp
1972 14.5 −1.1 pp
1971 15.6 −0.7 pp
1970 16.2 −0.2 pp
1969 16.5 −1.3 pp
1968 17.8 −0.5 pp
1967 18.3 +0.3 pp
1966 18 −1.4 pp
1965 19.4 —

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.