Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 6.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 6.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Upper middle income peaked at 33.1% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2018.
That places Upper middle income 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.2% | — |
| 1961 | 32.3% | +18.5% |
| 1962 | 33.1% | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 31.5% | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 30.5% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 30.7% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 29.8% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 27.8% | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 26.6% | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 25.4% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 24.5% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 23.8% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 21.9% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 18.9% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 17.1% | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 16.1% | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 16.6% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.8% | 27.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.7% | 17.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9329 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Upper middle income?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Upper middle income was 6.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 1963.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2018.
- How does Upper middle income rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Upper middle income ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.