Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — World

Agriculture share of GDP in the world in 2025 — 4%. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 3.2 pp.

2025 4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 7.2%1981
Period minimum 3.2%2006

Trend over time

1981–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — World, 1981–202534567819811986199119962001200620112016202120251981: 7.2%1982: 7%1983: 7%1984: 6.9%1985: 6.7%1986: 6%1987: 5.5%1988: 5.3%1989: 5.3%1990: 5.1%1991: 4.6%1992: 4.1%1993: 3.9%1994: 3.9%1995: 3.9%1996: 4%1997: 3.9%1998: 3.8%1999: 3.5%2000: 3.4%2001: 3.3%2002: 3.3%2003: 3.3%2004: 3.3%2005: 3.2%2006: 3.2%2007: 3.4%2008: 3.5%2009: 3.6%2010: 3.8%2011: 4%2012: 4%2013: 4.2%2014: 4.2%2015: 4.2%2016: 4.1%2017: 4.1%2018: 3.9%2019: 4%2020: 4.4%2021: 4.3%2022: 4.3%2023: 4.1%2024: 4.1%2025: 4%
Change over the period: −3.2 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

World 4%
World 4%
Agriculture share of GDP — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4 −0.1 pp
2024 4.1 −0.1 pp
2023 4.1 −0.2 pp
2022 4.3 +0 pp
2021 4.3 −0.1 pp
2020 4.4 +0.3 pp
2019 4 +0.1 pp
2018 3.9 −0.2 pp
2017 4.1 −0 pp
2016 4.1 −0.1 pp
2015 4.2 +0 pp
2014 4.2 −0 pp
2013 4.2 +0.1 pp
2012 4 +0 pp
2011 4 +0.2 pp
2010 3.8 +0.2 pp
2009 3.6 +0.1 pp
2008 3.5 +0.2 pp
2007 3.4 +0.2 pp
2006 3.2 −0 pp
2005 3.2 −0.1 pp
2004 3.3 +0 pp
2003 3.3 −0 pp
2002 3.3 −0 pp
2001 3.3 −0 pp
2000 3.4 −0.1 pp
1999 3.5 −0.3 pp
1998 3.8 −0.1 pp
1997 3.9 −0.1 pp
1996 4 +0.1 pp
1995 3.9 −0 pp
1994 3.9 +0.1 pp
1993 3.9 −0.2 pp
1992 4.1 −0.6 pp
1991 4.6 −0.5 pp
1990 5.1 −0.2 pp
1989 5.3 −0.1 pp
1988 5.3 −0.2 pp
1987 5.5 −0.5 pp
1986 6 −0.7 pp
1985 6.7 −0.2 pp
1984 6.9 −0.1 pp
1983 7 −0 pp
1982 7 −0.1 pp
1981 7.2 —

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.