Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per was 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Africa Western and Central, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Africa Western and Central is 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.2969 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Africa Western and Central 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1854 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 1 Somalia 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Niger 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 0.4285 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Comoros 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Western and Central
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.2% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 186.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.9% (2025)
- Rural population 247.88 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 46.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4652 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 350.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Africa Western and Central?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Africa Western and Central was 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2969 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.