Share of GDP from agriculture in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of GDP from agriculture was 19.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP from agriculture in Marshall Islands, 1997–2024
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 19.9% for share of gdp from agriculture in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp from agriculture in Marshall Islands peaked at 24.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
That places Marshall Islands 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of GDP from agriculture in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.6% | — |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +5.4% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 19.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.8%, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 19.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 10.6% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 18.9% | 24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 38 East Timor 20.2% compare
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 42 Tonga 18.6% compare
- 43 Senegal 17.1% compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 17.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Marshall Islands
- Rural population, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,513 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 56.82 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2024)
- Rural population 20.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -5.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp from agriculture in Marshall Islands?
- Share of gdp from agriculture in Marshall Islands was 19.9% in 2024, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of gdp from agriculture?
- Marshall Islands ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp from agriculture rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP from agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is measured as the value added from agriculture, forestry and fishing products as a share of gross domestic product (GDP).