Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Argentina
Argentina: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Argentina, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 5.5% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Argentina peaked at 12.9% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1999.
That places Argentina 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 12.9% | — |
| 1966 | 10.3% | -20.3% |
| 1967 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 9.2% | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 9.6% | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 10.9% | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 12.0% | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 10.2% | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | -35.6% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +23.8% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 6.4% | -18.5% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +48.2% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +123.4% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -4.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 5.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 80% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 5.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +123.4% | 4.6% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 9.2% | 12.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 6.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.6% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Argentina?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Argentina was 5.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1965.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1999.
- How does Argentina rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Argentina ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.