Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sri Lanka, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.4% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 146.0% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.3% in 1977 and was at its lowest, -6.5%, in 1965.
That places Sri Lanka 128th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.6% | — |
| 1962 | 3.1% | -59.7% |
| 1963 | 5.8% | +89.8% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -44.1% |
| 1965 | -6.5% | -298.5% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -127.3% |
| 1967 | 8.9% | +404.7% |
| 1968 | 6.0% | -32.3% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -78.2% |
| 1970 | 4.1% | +210.7% |
| 1971 | -2.6% | -162.9% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | -210.1% |
| 1973 | -1.0% | -133.6% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | -686.1% |
| 1975 | -2.8% | -149.7% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -149.7% |
| 1977 | 10.3% | +647.6% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | -45.7% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -65.3% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +50.1% |
| 1981 | 6.8% | +134.2% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | -65.4% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | +104.6% |
| 1984 | -0.6% | -111.7% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | -1753.1% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -72.1% |
| 1987 | -6.0% | -328.2% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -136.0% |
| 1989 | -1.2% | -157.3% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | -808.8% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -81.3% |
| 1992 | -2.1% | -232.0% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -320.4% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -34.3% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | -4.8% | -244.4% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -157.1% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +91.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -67.1% |
| 2001 | -3.5% | -336.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -167.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +84505.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +248.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -46.4% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +122.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -57.3% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +116.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | -4.7% | -186.7% |
| 2017 | -1.8% | -60.9% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -443.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -92.8% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | -298.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -212.3% |
| 2022 | -4.1% | -509.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -101.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +774.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +146.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.7%, 51% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +84505.4% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| 1985 | +1753.1% | -0.6% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | -6.5% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | -2.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | -6.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | -4.8% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -3.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | -4.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -4.1% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sri Lanka?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sri Lanka was 1.4% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 1977.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.5% in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Sri Lanka ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.