Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Southern Africa

Agriculture share of GDP in Southern Africa in 2025 — 3%. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 6.6 pp.

2025 3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 9.8%1961
Period minimum 2.2%2013

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Southern Africa, 1960–202502.557.51019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.6%1962: 9.5%1964: 8.2%1966: 8.2%1968: 7.5%1970: 6.1%1972: 6.6%1974: 7.6%1976: 6%1978: 6%1980: 5.6%1982: 5%1984: 4.2%1986: 4.4%1988: 5%1990: 4%1992: 3.3%1994: 4%1996: 3.7%1998: 3.3%2000: 2.9%2002: 3.2%2004: 2.6%2006: 2.3%2008: 2.7%2010: 2.3%2012: 2.2%2014: 2.4%2016: 2.6%2018: 2.5%2020: 2.8%2022: 2.8%2024: 3%2025: 3%
Change over the period: −6.6 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Africa 3%
World 4%
Agriculture share of GDP — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3 +0 pp
2024 3 +0.2 pp
2023 2.7 −0.1 pp
2022 2.8 +0.1 pp
2021 2.7 −0.1 pp
2020 2.8 +0.6 pp
2019 2.2 −0.3 pp
2018 2.5 −0.2 pp
2017 2.7 +0.1 pp
2016 2.6 +0.2 pp
2015 2.4 +0.1 pp
2014 2.4 +0.2 pp
2013 2.2 −0.1 pp
2012 2.2 −0 pp
2011 2.3 −0.1 pp
2010 2.3 −0.3 pp
2009 2.6 −0.1 pp
2008 2.7 +0.2 pp
2007 2.6 +0.3 pp
2006 2.3 −0 pp
2005 2.4 −0.3 pp
2004 2.6 −0.3 pp
2003 2.9 −0.3 pp
2002 3.2 +0.1 pp
2001 3.1 +0.2 pp
2000 2.9 −0.2 pp
1999 3.1 −0.2 pp
1998 3.3 −0.2 pp
1997 3.5 −0.2 pp
1996 3.7 +0.3 pp
1995 3.4 −0.6 pp
1994 4 +0.4 pp
1993 3.6 +0.3 pp
1992 3.3 −0.6 pp
1991 4 −0 pp
1990 4 −0.6 pp
1989 4.6 −0.4 pp
1988 5 +0.1 pp
1987 4.9 +0.5 pp
1986 4.4 −0.1 pp
1985 4.5 +0.3 pp
1984 4.2 +0.3 pp
1983 3.9 −1.1 pp
1982 5 −0.8 pp
1981 5.8 +0.1 pp
1980 5.6 +0.2 pp
1979 5.4 −0.6 pp
1978 6 −0.2 pp
1977 6.2 +0.3 pp
1976 6 −0.8 pp
1975 6.7 −0.9 pp
1974 7.6 +1.2 pp
1973 6.4 −0.2 pp
1972 6.6 +0 pp
1971 6.6 +0.5 pp
1970 6.1 −0.9 pp
1969 7 −0.5 pp
1968 7.5 −1.4 pp
1967 8.8 +0.7 pp
1966 8.2 +0.2 pp
1965 8 −0.3 pp
1964 8.2 −1.2 pp
1963 9.4 −0.1 pp
1962 9.5 −0.3 pp
1961 9.8 +0.3 pp
1960 9.6

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.