Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo
Congo: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo is 10.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo peaked at 23.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2012.
Congo ranks 74th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.6% | — |
| 1961 | 20.5% | -13.2% |
| 1962 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 21.0% | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 19.1% | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 19.9% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 19.6% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 17.7% | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 17.9% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 17.1% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 16.4% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 15.7% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 14.5% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 16.0% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 7.9% | -32.5% |
| 1982 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | +62.3% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 12.9% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 11.3% | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -36.5% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 17.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 13.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 6.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 8.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo was 10.1% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2012.
- How does Congo rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Congo ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.