Agriculture value added share of GDP in India
India: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 16.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in India, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture value added share of gdp in India is 16.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in India peaked at 21.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2023.
That places India 42nd out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.2% | — |
| 2002 | 19.0% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 16.8% | 21.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.0% | 18.7% | 4 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 364.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 31,792 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 406.63 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 32,680 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in India?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in India was 16.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2023.
- How does India rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- India ranks 42nd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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