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Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita by country

Agriculture includes the cultivation of crops and livestock production, as well as forestry, hunting, and fishing. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.

Countries reporting
43
Highest
50.8%
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.0%
Singapore
Median
6.0%
Years covered
217
1800–2016
Data points
2,935

What the numbers show

Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 50.8% in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.0% in Singapore.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.0%, and the mean is 10.2%.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 103.4%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 100.0%).

Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 50.8% 2012 up 14.4% falling
2 Nigeria 32.2% 2011 down 10.8% falling
3 Malawi 31.5% 2010 down 16.2% falling
4 Tanzania 29.5% 2011 down 16.9% rising
5 Kenya 28.2% 2011 down 11.6% falling
6 Ghana 26.3% 2011 down 16.2% rising
7 Senegal 18.2% 2010 down 10.3% falling
8 India 18.1% 2012 down 15.8% falling
9 Indonesia 14.8% 2012 down 10.3% falling
10 Egypt 14.7% 2013 down 13.0% falling
11 Thailand 13.7% 2011 up 45.7% falling
11 Morocco 13.7% 2012 down 13.3% falling
13 Bolivia 12.4% 2011 down 18.4% falling
13 Philippines 12.4% 2012 down 10.1% falling
15 Malaysia 12.2% 2011 up 48.8% falling
16 Argentina 11.8% 2011 up 103.4% rising
17 China 10.6% 2011 down 29.3% falling
18 Zambia 10.5% 2010 down 42.0% rising
19 Colombia 7.7% 2011 down 24.5% falling
20 Peru 7.0% 2011 down 17.6% falling
21 Costa Rica 6.4% 2011 down 28.1% falling
22 Brazil 6.0% 2011 down 10.4% rising
23 Venezuela 5.9% 2012 up 37.2% flat
24 Mauritius 3.9% 2012 down 37.1% volatile
25 Mexico 3.7% 2011 down 21.3% volatile
26 Chile 3.6% 2011 down 28.0% falling
27 Spain 3.5% 2011 down 31.4% falling
28 Botswana 3.3% 2010 up 6.5% volatile
29 South Korea 2.9% 2011 down 42.0% volatile
29 France 2.9% 2011 down 23.7% volatile
31 Italy 2.6% 2011 down 25.7% falling
32 South Africa 2.5% 2011 down 34.2% falling
33 Taiwan 2.2% 2012 up 10.0% volatile
34 Netherlands 2.1% 2011 down 32.3% volatile
35 Denmark 2.0% 2011 down 42.9% falling
36 Germany 1.9% 2010 down 40.6% falling
37 Japan 1.5% 2011 down 11.8% volatile
38 United Kingdom 1.2% 2011 up 9.1% volatile
39 Sweden 1.1% 2010 down 8.3% volatile
40 United States 0.9% 2016 unchanged volatile
41 Belgium 0.8% 2008 down 50.0% volatile
42 Hong Kong 0.1% 2011 unchanged volatile
43 Singapore 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% GDP
Source
Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 2,935 data points, 1800–2016
Last refreshed

Agriculture includes the cultivation of crops and livestock production, as well as forestry, hunting, and fishing. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.