Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Eastern Africa

Agriculture share of GDP in Eastern Africa in 2025 — 22.9%. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 9.3 pp.

2025 22.9% −0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 36.8%1985
Period minimum 21.4%2018

Trend over time

1981–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Eastern Africa, 1981–2025202530354019811986199119962001200620112016202120251981: 32.2%1982: 31.7%1983: 32.4%1984: 33.2%1985: 36.8%1986: 35.6%1987: 34.9%1988: 34%1989: 33.1%1990: 32%1991: 33.2%1992: 32.3%1993: 33.5%1994: 28.9%1995: 29.5%1996: 29.9%1997: 29.3%1998: 28.9%1999: 27.1%2000: 25.9%2001: 25.3%2002: 24.6%2003: 24.4%2004: 24.2%2005: 24.7%2006: 23.6%2007: 23.3%2008: 23.1%2009: 24.4%2010: 22.6%2011: 22.1%2012: 23.1%2013: 22.1%2014: 21.8%2015: 22%2016: 22.6%2017: 21.5%2018: 21.4%2019: 23.4%2020: 24.9%2021: 24.9%2022: 24.3%2023: 23.9%2024: 23.8%2025: 22.9%
Change over the period: −9.3 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Africa 22.9%
World 4%
Agriculture share of GDP — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.9 −0.9 pp
2024 23.8 −0.1 pp
2023 23.9 −0.4 pp
2022 24.3 −0.6 pp
2021 24.9 −0 pp
2020 24.9 +1.5 pp
2019 23.4 +2 pp
2018 21.4 −0.2 pp
2017 21.5 −1 pp
2016 22.6 +0.5 pp
2015 22 +0.3 pp
2014 21.8 −0.3 pp
2013 22.1 −1.1 pp
2012 23.1 +1.1 pp
2011 22.1 −0.5 pp
2010 22.6 −1.8 pp
2009 24.4 +1.3 pp
2008 23.1 −0.2 pp
2007 23.3 −0.3 pp
2006 23.6 −1 pp
2005 24.7 +0.5 pp
2004 24.2 −0.2 pp
2003 24.4 −0.2 pp
2002 24.6 −0.7 pp
2001 25.3 −0.6 pp
2000 25.9 −1.2 pp
1999 27.1 −1.8 pp
1998 28.9 −0.4 pp
1997 29.3 −0.6 pp
1996 29.9 +0.5 pp
1995 29.5 +0.6 pp
1994 28.9 −4.6 pp
1993 33.5 +1.1 pp
1992 32.3 −0.9 pp
1991 33.2 +1.2 pp
1990 32 −1.1 pp
1989 33.1 −0.9 pp
1988 34 −0.9 pp
1987 34.9 −0.7 pp
1986 35.6 −1.2 pp
1985 36.8 +3.6 pp
1984 33.2 +0.8 pp
1983 32.4 +0.8 pp
1982 31.7 −0.5 pp
1981 32.2 —

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.