Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per was 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▬ Flat
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
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$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2053 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ 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 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1697 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1896 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1963 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1541 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1724 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1593 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 13 Malawi 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 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$), per 299.6 current US$ 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$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2053 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.