Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vietnam, 1986–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 11.6% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vietnam peaked at 46.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2025.
Vietnam ranks 67th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 38.1% | — |
| 1987 | 40.6% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 42.1% | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 38.7% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 40.5% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 33.9% | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -3.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 11.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 11.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.7% | 38.1% | 46.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 25.4% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.7% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 64 Turkmenistan 12.4% compare
- 65 Sao Tome and Principe 12.2% compare
- 66 Dominica 12.1% compare
- 68 Paraguay 11.6% compare
- 69 Bangladesh 11.4% compare
- 70 Iran 10.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2721 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1164 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.258 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1228 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vietnam?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vietnam was 11.6% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Vietnam ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.