Agricultural output, per unit of GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural output, per unit of GDP was 0.088 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural output, per unit of GDP in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural output, per unit of gdp in Egypt is 0.088 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural output, per unit of gdp in Egypt peaked at 1.79 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0688 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Egypt 54th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural output, per unit of GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.36 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 1.79 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 1963 | 1.71 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 1.57 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 1.51 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 1.43 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 1.31 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 1.38 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 1.31 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 1.06 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1971 | 1.02 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9618 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8893 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9695 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7841 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.702 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6345 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.643 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5458 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4625 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4573 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3811 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3443 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3183 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2928 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.292 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3107 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3652 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3316 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3295 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4109 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.388 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3605 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3245 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3017 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2843 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2563 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2368 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2323 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2179 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2249 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2791 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3055 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3139 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2888 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.251 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2123 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1754 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1499 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1247 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1211 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1066 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1029 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0986 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0914 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0885 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1218 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1078 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0922 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0806 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0771 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0688 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0845 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 2024 | 0.088 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.088 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.174 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP, 51% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.088 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0728 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural output, per unit of GDP in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +37.6% | 0.0885 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1218 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.31 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.79 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8205 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5458 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.06 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3556 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.292 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4625 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3125 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2323 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4109 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2419 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1499 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3139 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1055 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0885 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1247 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0798 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0688 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.088 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 51 Argentina 0.1 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Palestine 0.0994 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Brazil 0.0967 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Turkmenistan 0.0872 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Honduras 0.086 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Albania 0.0858 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural output, per unit of gdp in Egypt?
- Agricultural output, per unit of gdp in Egypt was 0.088 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural output, per unit of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural output, per unit of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0688 constant 2014-2016 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural output, per unit of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 54th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural output, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural output, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural output divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural output ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Agricultural output Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Agricultural output divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.