Agriculture value added share of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 17.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 17.1% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 32.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2024.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 45th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.9% | — |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.2% | 32.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.1% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 42 Papua New Guinea 17.9% compare
- 43 Albania 17.4% compare
- 44 Tonga 17.1% compare
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 16.9% compare
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 16.9% compare
- 48 Cambodia 16.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8929 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 65.42 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3.27 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 6.68 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -0.595 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.68 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency, 2015 6.68 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 56.14 million million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 17.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 45th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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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