Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 16.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cote d'Ivoire, 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 Cote d'Ivoire is 16.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 47.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1997.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.9% | — |
| 1961 | 46.4% | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 45.9% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 44.2% | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 39.8% | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 37.4% | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 34.8% | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 33.6% | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 31.9% | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 30.9% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 29.8% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 31.0% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 25.5% | -18.0% |
| 1975 | 28.2% | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 24.5% | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 24.3% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 25.9% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 26.4% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 24.1% | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 21.9% | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 24.1% | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 28.5% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 32.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 25.3% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | -33.2% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 16.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 16.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.5% | 33.6% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 24.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 21.9% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 15.1% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.9% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More agriculture & rural data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 511.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 13.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cote d'Ivoire was 16.8% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1997.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.