Maptheory
economic2016

Share of agriculture in GDP

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•43 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
10.2% GDP
Median: 6.0% GDP
Countries Covered
43
with available data
Highest
Ethiopia
50.8% GDP
Lowest
Singapore
0.0% GDP
Top 5 Countries
1Ethiopia50.8% GDP
2Nigeria32.2% GDP
3Malawi31.5% GDP
4United Republic of Tanzania29.5% GDP
5Kenya28.2% GDP
By Region
Africa24.1% GDP(7 countries)
Other13.5% GDP(9 countries)
Asia8.0% GDP(11 countries)
South America7.2% GDP(5 countries)
North America2.3% GDP(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% GDP)High (50.8% GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.2% GDP)

Africa (7)
Other (9)
Asia (11)
South America (5)
North America (2)
Europe (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Ethiopia50.8% GDP
2Nigeria32.2% GDP
3Malawi31.5% GDP
4United Republic of Tanzania29.5% GDP
5Kenya28.2% GDP
6Ghana26.3% GDP
7Senegal18.2% GDP
8India18.1% GDP
9Indonesia14.8% GDP
10Egypt14.7% GDP
11Morocco13.7% GDP
12Thailand13.7% GDP
13Philippines12.4% GDP
14Bolivia12.4% GDP
15Malaysia12.2% GDP
16Argentina11.8% GDP
17People's Republic of China10.6% GDP
18Zambia10.5% GDP
19Colombia7.7% GDP
20Peru7.0% GDP
21Costa Rica6.4% GDP
22Brazil6.0% GDP
23Venezuela5.9% GDP
24Mauritius3.9% GDP
25Mexico3.7% GDP
26Chile3.6% GDP
27Spain3.5% GDP
28Botswana3.3% GDP
29France2.9% GDP
30South Korea2.9% GDP
31Italy2.6% GDP
32South Africa2.5% GDP
33Taiwan, Province of China2.2% GDP
34Netherlands2.1% GDP
35Denmark2.0% GDP
36Germany1.9% GDP
37Japan1.5% GDP
38United Kingdom1.2% GDP
39Sweden1.1% GDP
40United States of America0.9% GDP
41Belgium0.8% GDP
42Hong Kong0.1% GDP
43Singapore0.0% GDP
Showing 43 of 43 countries

Topics

#economic#% gdp#share#agriculture#gdp

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2016).

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