Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita was 1,236 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators) and ILO (ILOSTAT) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1,236 for agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 1,236 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 459.46, in 1995.
That places Bangladesh 154th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 478.43 | — |
| 1992 | 476.85 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 476.46 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 469.43 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 459.46 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 465.97 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 470.83 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 474.11 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 478.69 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 500.52 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 535.11 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 563.37 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 625.64 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 665.11 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 706.22 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 741.37 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 792.6 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 830.55 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 861.15 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 897.32 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 949.44 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 989.93 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1,026 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,075 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1,119 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1,160 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,192 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,202 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,213 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,197 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,170 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,157 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,134 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,211 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 1,236 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 472.25 | 459.46 | 478.69 | 9 |
| 2000s | 682.16 | 500.52 | 861.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,082 | 897.32 | 1,213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,184 | 1,134 | 1,236 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 1,236 in 2025, according to World Bank (World Development Indicators) and ILO (ILOSTAT) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1,236 in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 459.46 in 1995.
- How does Bangladesh rank for agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 154th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (World Development Indicators) and ILO (ILOSTAT) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural value added per worker is calculated by dividing the amount of economic value generated from farming by the number of people who work in agriculture. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.