Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 8.4% against 8.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.9% | 30.8% | 5.1% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 29.0% | 29.3% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 27.5% | 7.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 23.8% | 10.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 14.1% | 5.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 0.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 8.4% against 8.2% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Malaysia ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th 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.