Agriculture value added share of GDP in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Southern Asia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture value added share of gdp in Southern Asia is 16.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Southern Asia peaked at 19.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2008.
That places Southern Asia 6th out of 36 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.5% | — |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.9% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 48.4% compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 43.1% compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 43.1% compare
- 6 Mali 35.1% compare
- 7 Ethiopia 34.9% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 34.5% compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 34.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.31 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.03 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.00 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 9.45 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 28.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Southern Asia?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Southern Asia was 16.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2008.
- How does Southern Asia rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Southern Asia ranks 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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