Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per was 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▬ Flat
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 6 Chad 0.3634 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Afghanistan 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Burundi 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Mali 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Ethiopia 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Guinea 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.58 current US$ 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$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.