Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 8.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 8.9% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 56.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2025.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 81st 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 (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 56.5% | — |
| 1995 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | -41.2% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | +42.8% |
| 1998 | 46.5% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -38.9% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +67.6% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -45.4% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | -11.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 8.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 30% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 8.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +67.6% | 17.2% | 28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 33.3% | 56.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 17.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 8.9% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More agriculture & rural data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1575 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3188 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 72.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo was 8.9% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2025.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.