Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 8.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bolivia, 1970–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bolivia stood at 8.8%.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bolivia peaked at 21.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2018.
That places Bolivia 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.5% | — |
| 1971 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 21.2% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 20.8% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 20.6% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 20.2% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 18.5% | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 19.5% | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 21.5% | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -5.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 8.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 8.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1%, 2.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 18.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 15.3% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4952 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.353 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.12 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.6037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 390.22 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2056 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bolivia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Bolivia was 8.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2018.
- How does Bolivia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Bolivia ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.