Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 34.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
34.5%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
8th
of 205 countries
All-time high
41.4%
in 2003
All-time low
22.9%
in 2018
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Afghanistan, 2003–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 34.5% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 41.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2018.
Afghanistan ranks 8th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.4% | — |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 34.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 34.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.0%, 8.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 29.2% | 41.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 22.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 30.0% | 34.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 6 Mali 35.1% compare
- 7 Ethiopia 34.9% compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 34.0% compare
- 10 Central African Republic 32.5% compare
- 11 Chad 31.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 60.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 9.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 6.76 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 value added share of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Afghanistan was 34.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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