GDP share of agriculture - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Value added in the agricultural sector as percent of GDP, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 49 countries was 18.44 percent. The highest value was in Sierra Leone: 64.35 percent and the lowest value was in Botswana: 1.58 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries GDP share of agriculture, 2023 Global rank Available data
Sierra Leone 64.35 1 1964 - 2023
Niger 47.81 2 1960 - 2023
Comoros 37.19 3 1980 - 2023
Mali 36.78 4 1967 - 2023
Ethiopia 35.79 5 1981 - 2023
Liberia 34.93 6 2000 - 2023
G.-Bissau 33.71 7 1970 - 2023
C.A. Republic 28.61 8 2009 - 2023
Guinea 28.2 9 1986 - 2023
Rwanda 27.05 10 1965 - 2023
Zimbabwe 27.01 11 1965 - 2023
Benin 25.4 12 1960 - 2023
Burundi 25.22 13 1970 - 2023
Chad 25.13 14 1960 - 2023
Gambia 24.63 15 1966 - 2023
Uganda 23.77 16 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 23.72 17 1990 - 2023
Nigeria 22.72 18 1981 - 2023
Malawi 22.08 19 1980 - 2023
Kenya 21.3 20 1960 - 2023
Ghana 21.1 21 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 21.06 22 1966 - 2023
Mauritania 19.93 23 1961 - 2023
Togo 18.13 24 1963 - 2023
DR Congo 17.39 25 1994 - 2023
Cameroon 16.7 26 1965 - 2023
Senegal 16.37 27 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 16.33 28 1960 - 2023
Angola 14.92 29 1995 - 2023
Ivory Coast 14.37 30 1960 - 2023
Algeria 13.15 31 1999 - 2023
Morocco 11.96 32 1965 - 2023
Egypt 10.6 33 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 9.47 34 1965 - 2023
R. of Congo 8.95 35 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 8.09 36 1960 - 2023
Namibia 7.72 37 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 6.34 38 1960 - 2023
Gabon 5.82 39 1960 - 2023
Sudan 5.59 40 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 4.45 41 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 3.84 42 1976 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 2.88 43 2006 - 2023
Seychelles 2.82 44 1976 - 2023
Zambia 2.79 45 1960 - 2023
South Africa 2.53 46 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 1.76 47 2013 - 2023
Libya 1.59 48 2002 - 2023
Botswana 1.58 49 1960 - 2023



Definition: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-3 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.

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1. Sierra Leone
2. Niger
3. Comoros
4. Mali
5. Ethiopia
6. Liberia
7. G.-Bissau
8. C.A. Republic
9. Guinea
10. Rwanda
11. Zimbabwe
12. Benin
13. Burundi
14. Chad
15. Gambia
16. Uganda
17. Tanzania
18. Nigeria
19. Malawi
20. Kenya
21. Ghana
22. Madagascar
23. Mauritania
24. Togo
25. DR Congo
26. Cameroon
27. Senegal
28. Burkina Faso
29. Angola
30. Ivory Coast
31. Algeria
32. Morocco
33. Egypt
34. Tunisia
35. R. of Congo
36. Swaziland
37. Namibia
38. Lesotho
39. Gabon
40. Sudan
41. Cape Verde
42. Mauritius
43. Eq. Guinea
44. Seychelles
45. Zambia
46. South Africa
47. Djibouti
48. Libya
49. Botswana
64.35
47.81
37.19
36.78
35.79
34.93
33.71
28.61
28.20
27.05
27.01
25.40
25.22
25.13
24.63
23.77
23.72
22.72
22.08
21.30
21.10
21.06
19.93
18.13
17.39
16.70
16.37
16.33
14.92
14.37
13.15
11.96
10.60
9.47
8.95
8.09
7.72
6.34
5.82
5.59
4.45
3.84
2.88
2.82
2.79
2.53
1.76
1.59
1.58
0
16.1
32.2
48.3
64.35


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