Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 14.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 14.1%.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 29.6% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2008.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.6% | — |
| 1961 | 29.6% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 27.6% | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 25.6% | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 24.4% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 22.7% | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 22.9% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 22.5% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 20.8% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 20.7% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 15.7% | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 10.9% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | -21.0% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 20.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 10.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 11.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 12.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.2% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.8% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 14 Solomon Islands 29.7% compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 29.5% compare
- 16 Sudan 29.4% compare
- 17 Yemen 28.7% compare
- 18 Central African Republic 27.6% compare
- 19 Vanuatu 26.6% compare
- 20 Uganda 26.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 297.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 354.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4739 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 397.37 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 14.1% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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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.