Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Southern Africa

Agriculture share of GDP in Southern Africa in 2025 — 3%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 6.6 pp.

2025 3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 9.8%1961
Period minimum 2.2%2013

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Southern Africa, 1960–202502.557.51019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.6%1962: 9.5%1964: 8.2%1966: 8.2%1968: 7.5%1970: 6.1%1972: 6.6%1974: 7.6%1976: 6%1978: 6%1980: 5.6%1982: 5%1984: 4.2%1986: 4.4%1988: 5%1990: 4%1992: 3.3%1994: 4%1996: 3.7%1998: 3.3%2000: 2.9%2002: 3.2%2004: 2.6%2006: 2.3%2008: 2.7%2010: 2.3%2012: 2.2%2014: 2.4%2016: 2.6%2018: 2.5%2020: 2.8%2022: 2.8%2024: 3%2025: 3%
Change over the period: −6.6 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Africa 3%
World 4%
Agriculture share of GDP — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3 +0 pp
2024 3 +0.2 pp
2023 2.7 −0.1 pp
2022 2.8 +0.1 pp
2021 2.7 −0.1 pp
2020 2.8 +0.6 pp
2019 2.2 −0.3 pp
2018 2.5 −0.2 pp
2017 2.7 +0.1 pp
2016 2.6 +0.2 pp
2015 2.4 +0.1 pp
2014 2.4 +0.2 pp
2013 2.2 −0.1 pp
2012 2.2 −0 pp
2011 2.3 −0.1 pp
2010 2.3 −0.3 pp
2009 2.6 −0.1 pp
2008 2.7 +0.2 pp
2007 2.6 +0.3 pp
2006 2.3 −0 pp
2005 2.4 −0.3 pp
2004 2.6 −0.3 pp
2003 2.9 −0.3 pp
2002 3.2 +0.1 pp
2001 3.1 +0.2 pp
2000 2.9 −0.2 pp
1999 3.1 −0.2 pp
1998 3.3 −0.2 pp
1997 3.5 −0.2 pp
1996 3.7 +0.3 pp
1995 3.4 −0.6 pp
1994 4 +0.4 pp
1993 3.6 +0.3 pp
1992 3.3 −0.6 pp
1991 4 −0 pp
1990 4 −0.6 pp
1989 4.6 −0.4 pp
1988 5 +0.1 pp
1987 4.9 +0.5 pp
1986 4.4 −0.1 pp
1985 4.5 +0.3 pp
1984 4.2 +0.3 pp
1983 3.9 −1.1 pp
1982 5 −0.8 pp
1981 5.8 +0.1 pp
1980 5.6 +0.2 pp
1979 5.4 −0.6 pp
1978 6 −0.2 pp
1977 6.2 +0.3 pp
1976 6 −0.8 pp
1975 6.7 −0.9 pp
1974 7.6 +1.2 pp
1973 6.4 −0.2 pp
1972 6.6 +0 pp
1971 6.6 +0.5 pp
1970 6.1 −0.9 pp
1969 7 −0.5 pp
1968 7.5 −1.4 pp
1967 8.8 +0.7 pp
1966 8.2 +0.2 pp
1965 8 −0.3 pp
1964 8.2 −1.2 pp
1963 9.4 −0.1 pp
1962 9.5 −0.3 pp
1961 9.8 +0.3 pp
1960 9.6 —

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.