Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Low-income countries

Agriculture share of GDP in low-income countries in 2025 — 25.8%. Since 1988, the indicator has fallen by 14.7 pp.

2025 25.8% −1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 40.4%1988
Period minimum 24.5%2011

Trend over time

1988–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Low-income countries, 1988–202520253035404519881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 40.4%1989: 38.1%1990: 36.3%1991: 37.8%1992: 35.9%1993: 34.6%1994: 34.1%1995: 34.7%1996: 33.7%1997: 34.5%1998: 34.7%1999: 31.7%2000: 29.1%2001: 28.8%2002: 28.9%2003: 28.4%2004: 26.6%2005: 26.7%2006: 26.3%2007: 26.5%2008: 25.8%2009: 27.4%2010: 26%2011: 24.5%2012: 26.2%2013: 25.7%2014: 25.6%2015: 25.8%2016: 27.3%2017: 28%2018: 26.2%2019: 26.6%2020: 27.6%2021: 27.5%2022: 28.2%2023: 27.5%2024: 26.8%2025: 25.8%
Change over the period: −14.7 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 25.8%
World 4%
Agriculture share of GDP — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.8 −1 pp
2024 26.8 −0.7 pp
2023 27.5 −0.7 pp
2022 28.2 +0.7 pp
2021 27.5 −0.1 pp
2020 27.6 +1 pp
2019 26.6 +0.4 pp
2018 26.2 −1.8 pp
2017 28 +0.7 pp
2016 27.3 +1.5 pp
2015 25.8 +0.2 pp
2014 25.6 −0 pp
2013 25.7 −0.6 pp
2012 26.2 +1.8 pp
2011 24.5 −1.5 pp
2010 26 −1.5 pp
2009 27.4 +1.6 pp
2008 25.8 −0.7 pp
2007 26.5 +0.2 pp
2006 26.3 −0.4 pp
2005 26.7 +0.1 pp
2004 26.6 −1.8 pp
2003 28.4 −0.5 pp
2002 28.9 +0.1 pp
2001 28.8 −0.4 pp
2000 29.1 −2.6 pp
1999 31.7 −3 pp
1998 34.7 +0.2 pp
1997 34.5 +0.8 pp
1996 33.7 −1 pp
1995 34.7 +0.6 pp
1994 34.1 −0.5 pp
1993 34.6 −1.3 pp
1992 35.9 −1.8 pp
1991 37.8 +1.5 pp
1990 36.3 −1.8 pp
1989 38.1 −2.4 pp
1988 40.4

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.