Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — South Asia

Agriculture share of GDP in South Asia in 2025 — 15.6%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 27.6 pp.

2025 15.6% −1.1 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 44.3%1967
Period minimum 15.5%2018

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — South Asia, 1960–2025020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.2%1962: 40.9%1964: 42.6%1966: 42.1%1968: 43.5%1970: 42%1972: 40.2%1974: 40.9%1976: 36.1%1978: 36.2%1980: 34.4%1982: 32.4%1984: 31.9%1986: 29.1%1988: 29.1%1990: 28%1992: 27.4%1994: 26.6%1996: 25%1998: 24%2000: 21.8%2002: 19.6%2004: 17.9%2006: 16.9%2008: 16.8%2010: 16.9%2012: 16.6%2014: 16.5%2016: 15.8%2018: 15.5%2020: 17.6%2022: 17.2%2024: 16.7%2025: 15.6%
Change over the period: −27.6 pp Annual average: -0.43 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

South Asia 15.6%
World 4%
Agriculture share of GDP — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.6 −1.1 pp
2024 16.7 −0 pp
2023 16.8 −0.4 pp
2022 17.2 +0.6 pp
2021 16.6 −1.1 pp
2020 17.6 +1.6 pp
2019 16 +0.6 pp
2018 15.5 −0.5 pp
2017 16 +0.1 pp
2016 15.8 −0 pp
2015 15.9 −0.6 pp
2014 16.5 −0.3 pp
2013 16.8 +0.2 pp
2012 16.6 −0.4 pp
2011 17 +0.1 pp
2010 16.9 +0.1 pp
2009 16.8 −0.1 pp
2008 16.8 +0.1 pp
2007 16.8 −0.1 pp
2006 16.9 −0.8 pp
2005 17.7 −0.3 pp
2004 17.9 −1.6 pp
2003 19.6 −0.1 pp
2002 19.6 −2.1 pp
2001 21.7 −0.1 pp
2000 21.8 −1.2 pp
1999 23 −1 pp
1998 24 −0.2 pp
1997 24.2 −0.8 pp
1996 25 +0.2 pp
1995 24.8 −1.8 pp
1994 26.6 −0.5 pp
1993 27.1 −0.2 pp
1992 27.4 −0.9 pp
1991 28.2 +0.2 pp
1990 28 −0.2 pp
1989 28.2 −0.9 pp
1988 29.1 +0.6 pp
1987 28.5 −0.6 pp
1986 29.1 −1 pp
1985 30.2 −1.7 pp
1984 31.9 −0.8 pp
1983 32.7 +0.2 pp
1982 32.4 −0.9 pp
1981 33.3 −1.1 pp
1980 34.4 −0.4 pp
1979 34.8 −1.4 pp
1978 36.2 −0.6 pp
1977 36.8 +0.7 pp
1976 36.1 −4.3 pp
1975 40.4 −0.6 pp
1974 40.9 −1.8 pp
1973 42.7 +2.4 pp
1972 40.2 +0.3 pp
1971 40 −2 pp
1970 42 −1.2 pp
1969 43.2 −0.3 pp
1968 43.5 −0.8 pp
1967 44.3 +2.2 pp
1966 42.1 +1.5 pp
1965 40.6 −2 pp
1964 42.6 +0.9 pp
1963 41.7 +0.7 pp
1962 40.9 −1.9 pp
1961 42.9 −0.4 pp
1960 43.2 —

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.