Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) over time
- Ethiopia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 32.8% against 17.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.9% | 17.4% | 32.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 18.3% | 34.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 16.4% | 25.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 15.9% | 21.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 19.1% | 16.5% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ethiopia, at 32.8% against 17.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 14.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.