Sierra Leone vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 29.5% against 15.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.9 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 15th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.7% | 42.7% | 11.0% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 31.8% | 39.0% | 7.2% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 31.0% | 6.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 25.9% | 19.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 18.6% | 22.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 16.3% | 16.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 16.7% | 15.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Sierra Leone or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Sierra Leone, at 29.5% against 15.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Sierra Leone and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 13.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Sierra Leone ranks 15th 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.