Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Philippines
Philippines: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 8.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Philippines, 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 Philippines is 8.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Philippines peaked at 27.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 85th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.7% | — |
| 1961 | 23.6% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 24.4% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 23.8% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 26.1% | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 26.8% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 26.2% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 27.2% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 27.6% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 26.9% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 25.9% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 25.4% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 24.9% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 24.2% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 22.0% | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 21.8% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 19.5% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 21.7% | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 21.0% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 19.2% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 18.3% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 8.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 8.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.5% | 23.6% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.2% | 24.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 19.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 14.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.8% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Philippines?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Philippines was 8.6% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Philippines ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.