Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Arab World
Arab World: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World, 1969–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.1% on the previous year and up 1,265.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World peaked at 10.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -5.2%, in 2007.
That places Arab World 33rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.9% | — |
| 1970 | 5.9% | +567.0% |
| 1971 | 4.2% | -30.0% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | -24.4% |
| 1973 | -3.3% | -206.4% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | -310.5% |
| 1975 | -1.2% | -117.1% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | -972.1% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | -45.8% |
| 1978 | -2.1% | -137.2% |
| 1979 | -2.6% | +24.9% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -218.2% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +200.0% |
| 1983 | -0.9% | -109.9% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | -549.2% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +44.2% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | +47.2% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -68.0% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +54.0% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | +129.0% |
| 1990 | -0.5% | -105.1% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -635.8% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +114.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -91.8% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +1201.1% |
| 1995 | -1.9% | -131.5% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -551.3% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -82.4% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +393.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -79.5% |
| 2000 | -1.9% | -227.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -341.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -53.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +94.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +71.6% |
| 2007 | -5.2% | -188.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -123.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +438.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -56.6% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +81.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -78.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +410.5% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -108.6% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -64.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -547.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +213.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +36.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -56.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -64.9% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -130.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -862.8% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +100.6% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -38.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Arab World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1201.1% | 0.5% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | -3.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | -0.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -1.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -5.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -0.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -0.2% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 7,251 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,700 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 0.9554 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,915 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6515 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 6,275 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8317 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4905 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World was 2.0% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2% in 2007.
- How does Arab World rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Arab World ranks 33rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,265.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World 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 (annual % growth). 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.