Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kuwait, 2011–2025
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 Kuwait is 3.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and up 156.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kuwait peaked at 26.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.3%, in 2015.
That places Kuwait 91st 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 (annual % growth) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.0% | — |
| 2012 | -1.3% | -112.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -160.7% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +834.6% |
| 2015 | -5.3% | -171.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -110.3% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +1034.4% |
| 2018 | -3.6% | -157.5% |
| 2019 | -4.7% | +31.4% |
| 2020 | -4.2% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -720.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -84.6% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -26.6% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -17.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 3.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 2.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 3.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1034.4% | 0.5% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | -5.3% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | -4.2% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kuwait?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kuwait was 3.0% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3% in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Kuwait ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.