Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 27.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central African Republic, 2009–2025
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 Central African Republic stood at 27.6%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central African Republic peaked at 38.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2025.
That places Central African Republic 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 38.3% | — |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | -1.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 27.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 27.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 28.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 27.6% | 36.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More agriculture & rural data for Central African Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 153.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 27.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 27.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central African Republic?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central African Republic was 27.6% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2025.
- How does Central African Republic rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Central African Republic ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.