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Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Ethiopia

Agriculture share of GDP in Ethiopia in 2025 — 32.8%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 158. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 20.6 pp.

2025 32.8% −2 pp vs 2024
World rank 7of 158
Period maximum 62.3%1992
Period minimum 31.2%2018

Trend over time

1981–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Ethiopia, 1981–2025304050607019811986199119962001200620112016202120251981: 53.4%1982: 52%1983: 53.1%1984: 46.7%1985: 51.3%1986: 49.7%1987: 47.9%1988: 47.4%1989: 47.2%1990: 48.3%1991: 57.2%1992: 62.3%1993: 58.5%1994: 51.4%1995: 50.7%1996: 49.9%1997: 52.7%1998: 47.9%1999: 44.4%2000: 44.7%2001: 42.3%2002: 38.7%2003: 37.3%2004: 38.7%2005: 41.2%2006: 42.5%2007: 42.3%2008: 45.2%2009: 45.9%2010: 41.4%2011: 41.2%2012: 44.3%2013: 41.2%2014: 38.5%2015: 36.1%2016: 34.7%2017: 33.8%2018: 31.2%2019: 33.6%2020: 35.6%2021: 37.6%2022: 37.6%2023: 35.8%2024: 34.8%2025: 32.8%
Change over the period: −20.6 pp Annual average: -0.47 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 32.8%
World 4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 17.9%
Eastern Africa computed 22.9%
Low-income countries computed 25.8%
Agriculture share of GDP — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.8 −2 pp
2024 34.8 −1 pp
2023 35.8 −1.9 pp
2022 37.6 +0.1 pp
2021 37.6 +2 pp
2020 35.6 +1.9 pp
2019 33.6 +2.4 pp
2018 31.2 −2.6 pp
2017 33.8 −0.9 pp
2016 34.7 −1.4 pp
2015 36.1 −2.5 pp
2014 38.5 −2.7 pp
2013 41.2 −3.1 pp
2012 44.3 +3.1 pp
2011 41.2 −0.2 pp
2010 41.4 −4.4 pp
2009 45.9 +0.7 pp
2008 45.2 +2.9 pp
2007 42.3 −0.3 pp
2006 42.5 +1.3 pp
2005 41.2 +2.5 pp
2004 38.7 +1.4 pp
2003 37.3 −1.4 pp
2002 38.7 −3.6 pp
2001 42.3 −2.3 pp
2000 44.7 +0.3 pp
1999 44.4 −3.5 pp
1998 47.9 −4.8 pp
1997 52.7 +2.8 pp
1996 49.9 −0.7 pp
1995 50.7 −0.8 pp
1994 51.4 −7.1 pp
1993 58.5 −3.8 pp
1992 62.3 +5 pp
1991 57.2 +9 pp
1990 48.3 +1.1 pp
1989 47.2 −0.2 pp
1988 47.4 −0.5 pp
1987 47.9 −1.8 pp
1986 49.7 −1.6 pp
1985 51.3 +4.6 pp
1984 46.7 −6.3 pp
1983 53.1 +1.1 pp
1982 52 −1.4 pp
1981 53.4 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KM Comoros 36.6 BI Burundi 34.3 ET Ethiopia 32.8 MW Malawi 30 UG Uganda 26.1 MZ Mozambique 25.6 KE Kenya 23.2 TZ Tanzania 22.9 MG Madagascar 21.7 RW Rwanda 20.3 ZW Zimbabwe 9.5 MU Mauritius 4.6 ZM Zambia 4.1 SC Seychelles 2.6 DJ Djibouti 2.3
Full table for all countries

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.

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