Agriculture value added share of GDP in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 15.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Central and Southern Asia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture value added share of gdp in Central and Southern Asia stood at 15.5%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 19.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2008.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 9th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.7% | — |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 17.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
- 6 Mali 35.1% compare
- 7 Ethiopia 34.9% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 34.5% compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 34.0% compare
- 10 Central African Republic 32.5% compare
- 11 Chad 31.4% compare
- 12 Burundi 29.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Central and Southern Asia?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Central and Southern Asia was 15.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2008.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia 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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