Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — South America

Agriculture share of GDP in South America in 2024 — 6.3%. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 4.3 pp.

2024 6.3% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 10.9%1984
Period minimum 4.5%2010

Trend over time

1965–2024 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — South America, 1965–20244681012196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 10.6%1966: 8.8%1967: 8.4%1968: 7.9%1969: 7.6%1970: 7.6%1971: 7.6%1972: 7.3%1973: 7.2%1974: 6.6%1975: 5.4%1976: 5.4%1977: 6.1%1978: 5.2%1979: 5%1980: 4.7%1981: 10.5%1982: 8.1%1983: 10.3%1984: 10.9%1985: 10.5%1986: 10.3%1987: 9.9%1988: 10.1%1989: 9.4%1990: 8.3%1991: 7.7%1992: 7.4%1993: 7.1%1994: 8.2%1995: 6.1%1996: 5.8%1997: 5.7%1998: 5.6%1999: 5.4%2000: 5%2001: 4.9%2002: 6%2003: 6.5%2004: 5.9%2005: 5.2%2006: 4.8%2007: 4.8%2008: 4.9%2009: 4.6%2010: 4.5%2011: 4.8%2012: 4.8%2013: 5.1%2014: 5.1%2015: 5%2016: 5.6%2017: 5.2%2018: 5%2019: 5%2020: 6.2%2021: 6.7%2022: 6.3%2023: 6.3%2024: 6.3%
Change over the period: −4.3 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South America 6.3%
World 4.1%
Agriculture share of GDP — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 6.3 +0 pp
2023 6.3 +0 pp
2022 6.3 −0.5 pp
2021 6.7 +0.5 pp
2020 6.2 +1.2 pp
2019 5 +0 pp
2018 5 −0.2 pp
2017 5.2 −0.4 pp
2016 5.6 +0.6 pp
2015 5 −0.1 pp
2014 5.1 +0 pp
2013 5.1 +0.3 pp
2012 4.8 +0 pp
2011 4.8 +0.3 pp
2010 4.5 −0.1 pp
2009 4.6 −0.3 pp
2008 4.9 +0 pp
2007 4.8 +0 pp
2006 4.8 −0.4 pp
2005 5.2 −0.7 pp
2004 5.9 −0.6 pp
2003 6.5 +0.5 pp
2002 6 +1.1 pp
2001 4.9 −0.1 pp
2000 5 −0.4 pp
1999 5.4 −0.3 pp
1998 5.6 −0 pp
1997 5.7 −0.2 pp
1996 5.8 −0.3 pp
1995 6.1 −2 pp
1994 8.2 +1 pp
1993 7.1 −0.3 pp
1992 7.4 −0.3 pp
1991 7.7 −0.6 pp
1990 8.3 −1 pp
1989 9.4 −0.7 pp
1988 10.1 +0.2 pp
1987 9.9 −0.4 pp
1986 10.3 −0.2 pp
1985 10.5 −0.3 pp
1984 10.9 +0.6 pp
1983 10.3 +2.2 pp
1982 8.1 −2.5 pp
1981 10.5 +5.9 pp
1980 4.7 −0.3 pp
1979 5 −0.2 pp
1978 5.2 −0.9 pp
1977 6.1 +0.8 pp
1976 5.4 −0.1 pp
1975 5.4 −1.2 pp
1974 6.6 −0.6 pp
1973 7.2 −0.2 pp
1972 7.3 −0.3 pp
1971 7.6 +0 pp
1970 7.6 −0 pp
1969 7.6 −0.3 pp
1968 7.9 −0.6 pp
1967 8.4 −0.3 pp
1966 8.8 −1.9 pp
1965 10.6

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.