Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 19.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Marshall Islands, 1997–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Marshall Islands stood at 19.9%.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Marshall Islands peaked at 24.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
Marshall Islands ranks 41st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.6% | — |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +5.4% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 19.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 2.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 19.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 10.6% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 18.9% | 24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 38 Timor-Leste 20.2% compare
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 42 Tonga 18.6% compare
- 43 Senegal 17.1% compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 17.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Marshall Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,513 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2024)
- Rural population 20.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -5.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Marshall Islands?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Marshall Islands was 19.9% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Marshall Islands ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.