Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — South America

Agriculture share of GDP in South America in 2024 — 6.3%. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 4.3 pp.

2024 6.3% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 10.9%1984
Period minimum 4.5%2010

Trend over time

1965–2024 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — South America, 1965–20244681012196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 10.6%1966: 8.8%1967: 8.4%1968: 7.9%1969: 7.6%1970: 7.6%1971: 7.6%1972: 7.3%1973: 7.2%1974: 6.6%1975: 5.4%1976: 5.4%1977: 6.1%1978: 5.2%1979: 5%1980: 4.7%1981: 10.5%1982: 8.1%1983: 10.3%1984: 10.9%1985: 10.5%1986: 10.3%1987: 9.9%1988: 10.1%1989: 9.4%1990: 8.3%1991: 7.7%1992: 7.4%1993: 7.1%1994: 8.2%1995: 6.1%1996: 5.8%1997: 5.7%1998: 5.6%1999: 5.4%2000: 5%2001: 4.9%2002: 6%2003: 6.5%2004: 5.9%2005: 5.2%2006: 4.8%2007: 4.8%2008: 4.9%2009: 4.6%2010: 4.5%2011: 4.8%2012: 4.8%2013: 5.1%2014: 5.1%2015: 5%2016: 5.6%2017: 5.2%2018: 5%2019: 5%2020: 6.2%2021: 6.7%2022: 6.3%2023: 6.3%2024: 6.3%
Change over the period: −4.3 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South America 6.3%
World 4.1%
Agriculture share of GDP — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 6.3 +0 pp
2023 6.3 +0 pp
2022 6.3 −0.5 pp
2021 6.7 +0.5 pp
2020 6.2 +1.2 pp
2019 5 +0 pp
2018 5 −0.2 pp
2017 5.2 −0.4 pp
2016 5.6 +0.6 pp
2015 5 −0.1 pp
2014 5.1 +0 pp
2013 5.1 +0.3 pp
2012 4.8 +0 pp
2011 4.8 +0.3 pp
2010 4.5 −0.1 pp
2009 4.6 −0.3 pp
2008 4.9 +0 pp
2007 4.8 +0 pp
2006 4.8 −0.4 pp
2005 5.2 −0.7 pp
2004 5.9 −0.6 pp
2003 6.5 +0.5 pp
2002 6 +1.1 pp
2001 4.9 −0.1 pp
2000 5 −0.4 pp
1999 5.4 −0.3 pp
1998 5.6 −0 pp
1997 5.7 −0.2 pp
1996 5.8 −0.3 pp
1995 6.1 −2 pp
1994 8.2 +1 pp
1993 7.1 −0.3 pp
1992 7.4 −0.3 pp
1991 7.7 −0.6 pp
1990 8.3 −1 pp
1989 9.4 −0.7 pp
1988 10.1 +0.2 pp
1987 9.9 −0.4 pp
1986 10.3 −0.2 pp
1985 10.5 −0.3 pp
1984 10.9 +0.6 pp
1983 10.3 +2.2 pp
1982 8.1 −2.5 pp
1981 10.5 +5.9 pp
1980 4.7 −0.3 pp
1979 5 −0.2 pp
1978 5.2 −0.9 pp
1977 6.1 +0.8 pp
1976 5.4 −0.1 pp
1975 5.4 −1.2 pp
1974 6.6 −0.6 pp
1973 7.2 −0.2 pp
1972 7.3 −0.3 pp
1971 7.6 +0 pp
1970 7.6 −0 pp
1969 7.6 −0.3 pp
1968 7.9 −0.6 pp
1967 8.4 −0.3 pp
1966 8.8 −1.9 pp
1965 10.6 —

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.