Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 15.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Kyrgyzstan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 15.4% for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 42.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2025.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 92nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.8% | — |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 41.4% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 24.8% | 41.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 23.5% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 16.4% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.4% | 17.7% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kyrgyzstan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 246.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6525 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Kyrgyzstan was 15.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2025.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.