Malawi vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) over time
- Malawi
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 30.0% against 15.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.9 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Malawi ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.6% | 31.0% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 25.9% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 18.6% | 9.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 16.3% | 7.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 16.7% | 11.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Malawi or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Malawi, at 30.0% against 15.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Malawi and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 14.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Malawi ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th 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.