Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Viet Nam, 1986–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 46.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2025.
Viet Nam 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 in Viet Nam, 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% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 11.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam'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 Viet Nam
- 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, Islamic Republic of 10.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6117 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Viet Nam?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2025.
- How does Viet Nam rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Viet Nam ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.