Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Somalia
Somalia: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 52.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
52.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 205 countries
All-time high
52.9%
in 2017
All-time low
52.9%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Somalia, 2017–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture value added share of gdp in Somalia stood at 52.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Somalia ranks 1st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52.9% | — |
| 2018 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 52.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 52.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 2 Niger 49.7% compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 48.4% compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 43.1% compare
- 4 Syria 43.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 25.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0238 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 15.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 19.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0174 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 11.47 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Somalia?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Somalia was 52.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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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