Agriculture value added share of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 34.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
34.9%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
7th
of 203 countries
All-time high
46.7%
in 2009
All-time low
31.2%
in 2018
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Ethiopia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 34.9% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 46.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2018.
Ethiopia ranks 7th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.4% | — |
| 2002 | 39.4% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 38.0% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 31.2% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 34.9% | 37.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 43.1% compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 43.1% compare
- 6 Mali 35.1% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 34.5% compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 34.0% compare
- 10 Central African Republic 32.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3295 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 307.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 43.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2018 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 188.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 117.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 22,480 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Ethiopia was 34.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2018.
- How does Ethiopia rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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