Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1966–2025
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 90.3% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 10.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2008.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 39th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.3% | — |
| 1967 | 5.2% | +300.5% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | +47.7% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -72.9% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | +173.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -83.5% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +467.6% |
| 1973 | -0.5% | -109.9% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | -1035.0% |
| 1975 | -0.2% | -104.4% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | -4013.8% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -74.1% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | +138.8% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -74.7% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +350.2% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -52.3% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +263.1% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | -38.5% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -65.0% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +107.4% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +50.6% |
| 1993 | -1.5% | -124.0% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -504.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -85.1% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +746.2% |
| 1997 | -0.3% | -104.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -2311.7% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -101.3% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -2000.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +107.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -60.3% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +129.5% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -23.1% |
| 2007 | -1.2% | -126.8% |
| 2008 | -3.4% | +177.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -316.7% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -70.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +121.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -33.8% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +60.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -73.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -58.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +154.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +74.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +96.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -41.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -77.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +131.5% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +77.7% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +67.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -90.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +4013.8% | -0.2% | 8.4% |
| 1998 | +2311.7% | -0.3% | 7.5% |
| 2000 | +2000.2% | -0.1% | 1.8% |
| 1974 | +1035.0% | -0.5% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 1.3% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | -0.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 1.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -1.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | -3.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -56.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.4% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.