Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo
Congo: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo is 3.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 579.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo peaked at 15.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -9.8%, in 1965.
That places Congo 69th out of 197 countries 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 in Congo, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -3.6% | — |
| 1962 | 0.6% | -116.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | +16.2% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | +524.9% |
| 1965 | -9.8% | -324.8% |
| 1966 | 8.3% | -184.4% |
| 1967 | 6.5% | -21.9% |
| 1968 | 4.4% | -31.7% |
| 1969 | -3.2% | -171.8% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -375.4% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -59.8% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | -4.6% | -232.9% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | -185.8% |
| 1978 | -0.4% | -110.7% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | -1606.6% |
| 1980 | 7.6% | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | -42.1% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | -1.7% | -137.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -143.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | +1110.2% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | -32.4% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -43.1% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -58.1% |
| 1991 | -9.5% | -701.6% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -170.0% |
| 1993 | -9.7% | -246.3% |
| 1994 | -3.2% | -67.3% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -303.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -91.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +46.5% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +112.6% |
| 1999 | -6.5% | -485.3% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -167.3% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +83.9% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -68.4% |
| 2007 | -1.4% | -198.2% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -628.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -92.7% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +636.6% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +217.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -76.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -94.2% |
| 2015 | -0.8% | -462.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -208.9% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +1083.2% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -100.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -2549.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +374.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -51.4% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +57.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | -9.8% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | -4.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | -1.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.1% | -9.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | -1.4% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | -0.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,017 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,402 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 555.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.40 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Congo was 3.7% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.8% in 1965.
- How does Congo rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Congo ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 579.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.