Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.0% against 16.6% in Laos, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.5% | 28.1% | 19.4% | Laos |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 30.8% | 12.0% | Laos |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 18.2% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 17.7% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17.0% against 16.6% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Laos ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th 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.