Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in South Asia
South Asia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per was 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in South Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in 2025.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in South Asia peaked at 0.4427 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1546 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places South Asia 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in South Asia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2911 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1963 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1767 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1686 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1679 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1679 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1856 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1674 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 11 Liberia 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Guinea 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Malawi 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Solomon Islands 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Sudan 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Yemen 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Asia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 714.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.09 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6421 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 421.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in South Asia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in South Asia was 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4427 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1546 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does South Asia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- South Asia ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.