Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 7.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ethiopia, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 7.3% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ethiopia peaked at 17.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -20.5%, in 1985.
Ethiopia ranks 30th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -3.1% | — |
| 1983 | 14.1% | -547.5% |
| 1984 | -12.4% | -188.2% |
| 1985 | -20.5% | +65.7% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | -180.5% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | -1.4% | -108.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -164.9% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | +479.4% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -54.4% |
| 1992 | -1.6% | -163.4% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | -520.5% |
| 1994 | -2.6% | -139.2% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -246.0% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +350.3% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -88.2% |
| 1998 | -9.6% | -581.5% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -135.2% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +215.2% |
| 2002 | -1.9% | -119.5% |
| 2003 | -10.5% | +459.0% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -261.6% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +75.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -45.4% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +44.2% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -47.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | -20.5% | 17.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -9.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | -10.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 86.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0253 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 28.66 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ethiopia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ethiopia was 7.3% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.5% in 1985.
- How does Ethiopia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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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.