Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 20.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
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 Timor-Leste stood at 20.2%.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Timor-Leste peaked at 32.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2021.
That places Timor-Leste 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4% | — |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +66.4% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +17.4% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 20.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 20.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 21.6% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 14.1% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 8.7% | 20.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 35 Ghana 21.3% compare
- 36 Togo 20.3% compare
- 37 Rwanda 20.3% compare
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 19.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Timor-Leste
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7121 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Timor-Leste?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Timor-Leste was 20.2% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Timor-Leste ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.