Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in China
China: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker was 8,631 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in China, 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in China stood at 8,631 constant 2015 US$. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in China peaked at 8,631 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 961.62 constant 2015 US$, in 1991.
China ranks 79th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in China, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 961.62 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1992 | 1,016 constant 2015 US$ | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1,097 constant 2015 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 1,176 constant 2015 US$ | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 1,272 constant 2015 US$ | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 1,368 constant 2015 US$ | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1,417 constant 2015 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1,453 constant 2015 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1,470 constant 2015 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,492 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,522 constant 2015 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,549 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,599 constant 2015 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,752 constant 2015 US$ | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 1,904 constant 2015 US$ | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 2,075 constant 2015 US$ | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 2,227 constant 2015 US$ | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 2,409 constant 2015 US$ | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 2,600 constant 2015 US$ | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2,802 constant 2015 US$ | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 3,061 constant 2015 US$ | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 3,310 constant 2015 US$ | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 3,676 constant 2015 US$ | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 4,067 constant 2015 US$ | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 4,402 constant 2015 US$ | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 4,688 constant 2015 US$ | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 5,015 constant 2015 US$ | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 5,385 constant 2015 US$ | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 5,804 constant 2015 US$ | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 6,424 constant 2015 US$ | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 6,881 constant 2015 US$ | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 6,938 constant 2015 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 7,556 constant 2015 US$ | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 8,100 constant 2015 US$ | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 8,631 constant 2015 US$ | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,248 constant 2015 US$ | 961.62 constant 2015 US$ | 1,470 constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,913 constant 2015 US$ | 1,492 constant 2015 US$ | 2,600 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,221 constant 2015 US$ | 2,802 constant 2015 US$ | 5,804 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,422 constant 2015 US$ | 6,424 constant 2015 US$ | 8,631 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3564 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,941 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 2.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 35,522 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in China?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker in China was 8,631 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 8,631 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 961.62 constant 2015 US$ in 1991.
- How does China rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker?
- China ranks 79th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). 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 is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.