Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Egypt
Egypt: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 16.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Egypt peaked at 28.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2023.
That places Egypt 50th 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 (% of GDP) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.6% | — |
| 1961 | 27.2% | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 24.6% | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 24.4% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 23.2% | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 25.7% | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 24.9% | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 24.2% | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 25.4% | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 24.1% | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 22.9% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 26.6% | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 28.8% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 27.7% | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 26.0% | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +30.4% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 19.0% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 19.6% | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 18.0% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +29.4% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | +20.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 16.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 16.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.4%, 4.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.3% | 23.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.8% | 20.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Egypt?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Egypt was 16.6% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.