Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Ghana

Agriculture share of GDP in Ghana in 2025 — 21.3%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 158. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.6 pp.

2025 21.3% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 158
Period maximum 60.7%1978
Period minimum 17.3%2019

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Ghana, 1960–202502040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.9%1962: 37.9%1964: 35.4%1966: 43.3%1968: 41.8%1970: 46.5%1972: 46.6%1974: 51.1%1976: 50.6%1978: 60.7%1980: 57.9%1982: 57.3%1984: 49.2%1986: 47.8%1988: 49.6%1990: 44.8%1992: 44.8%1994: 37.8%1996: 39%1998: 36%2000: 35.3%2002: 35.1%2004: 38%2006: 28.3%2008: 29.4%2010: 28%2012: 22.1%2014: 19.6%2016: 20.8%2018: 18.1%2020: 18.9%2022: 19.5%2024: 20.6%2025: 21.3%
Change over the period: −19.6 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ghana 21.3%
World 4%
Western Africa computed 22.9%
Agriculture share of GDP — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.3 +0.7 pp
2024 20.6 −0.4 pp
2023 20.9 +1.4 pp
2022 19.5 −0.1 pp
2021 19.7 +0.8 pp
2020 18.9 +1.5 pp
2019 17.3 −0.8 pp
2018 18.1 −1.4 pp
2017 19.6 −1.3 pp
2016 20.8 +0.9 pp
2015 20 +0.4 pp
2014 19.6 −0.8 pp
2013 20.4 −1.8 pp
2012 22.1 −1.5 pp
2011 23.7 −4.4 pp
2010 28 −3 pp
2009 31 +1.6 pp
2008 29.4 +2.1 pp
2007 27.3 −1 pp
2006 28.3 −9.1 pp
2005 37.5 −0.5 pp
2004 38 +1.4 pp
2003 36.5 +1.4 pp
2002 35.1 −0.1 pp
2001 35.2 −0 pp
2000 35.3 −0.5 pp
1999 35.8 −0.2 pp
1998 36 +0.2 pp
1997 35.8 −3.2 pp
1996 39 +0.2 pp
1995 38.8 +1 pp
1994 37.8 +0.9 pp
1993 36.9 −7.8 pp
1992 44.8 −0.7 pp
1991 45.5 +0.7 pp
1990 44.8 −4.1 pp
1989 49 −0.6 pp
1988 49.6 −1 pp
1987 50.6 +2.8 pp
1986 47.8 +2.9 pp
1985 44.9 −4.4 pp
1984 49.2 −10.5 pp
1983 59.7 +2.4 pp
1982 57.3 +4.3 pp
1981 53.1 −4.8 pp
1980 57.9 −2 pp
1979 60 −0.7 pp
1978 60.7 +4.5 pp
1977 56.2 +5.6 pp
1976 50.6 +2.9 pp
1975 47.7 −3.5 pp
1974 51.1 +2.2 pp
1973 49 +2.3 pp
1972 46.6 +2.5 pp
1971 44.2 −2.4 pp
1970 46.5 +0.6 pp
1969 45.9 +4.2 pp
1968 41.8 +1.5 pp
1967 40.2 −3.1 pp
1966 43.3 −0.2 pp
1965 43.5 +8.2 pp
1964 35.4 −0.6 pp
1963 35.9 −2 pp
1962 37.9 +2.5 pp
1961 35.4 −5.5 pp
1960 40.9

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.