Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 11.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bangladesh stood at 11.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bangladesh peaked at 62.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.5% | — |
| 1961 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 53.4% | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 52.8% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 53.9% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 55.9% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 53.6% | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 55.4% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 54.6% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 51.0% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 59.6% | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 56.6% | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 62.0% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 51.9% | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 48.9% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 54.3% | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 52.5% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | -37.4% |
| 1981 | 32.0% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 31.4% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 32.4% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 31.3% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 26.7% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | +2.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 11.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 11.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 12.6%, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -37.4% | 52.5% | 32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.5% | 52.8% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.8% | 48.9% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 30.6% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 22.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.1% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bangladesh?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bangladesh was 11.4% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Bangladesh ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.