Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Ghana
Ghana: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was 6.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana, 2007–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 6.8% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 148.3% on the previous year and up 229.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana peaked at 8.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2007.
That places Ghana 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (annual % growth) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.7% | — |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -531.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -27.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -84.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +172.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +158.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -84.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +128.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +127.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +56.5% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -50.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +41.1% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -53.5% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +148.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 6.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 6.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | -1.7% | 7.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 2.7% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 86.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2731 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana was 6.8% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.