Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Congo
Congo: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 6.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Congo, 2001–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 6.8% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Congo peaked at 7.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2012.
That places Congo 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.9% | — |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -7.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 6.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 41% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 6.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 34% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 70.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Congo?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Congo was 6.8% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2012.
- How does Congo rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Congo ranks 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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