Agriculture share of GDP in Ethiopia

Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 32.8% of GDP in Ethiopia in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.

Measure: Agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1981 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Ethiopia, 2025 32.8% % of GDP
Change from 2024 −2.0percentage points 2024: 34.8%
World, 2025 4.0% Official aggregate

Agriculture share of GDP in Ethiopia over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period EthiopiaWorld
2025 32.8% 4.0%
2024 34.8% 4.1%
2023 35.8% 4.1%
2022 37.6% 4.3%
2021 37.6% 4.3%
2020 35.6% 4.4%
2019 33.6% 4.0%
2018 31.2% 3.9%
2017 33.8% 4.1%
2016 34.7% 4.1%
2015 36.1% 4.2%
2014 38.5% 4.2%
2013 41.2% 4.2%
2012 44.3% 4.0%
2011 41.2% 4.0%
2010 41.4% 3.8%
2009 45.9% 3.6%
2008 45.2% 3.5%
2007 42.3% 3.4%
2006 42.5% 3.2%
2005 41.2% 3.2%
2004 38.7% 3.3%
2003 37.3% 3.3%
2002 38.7% 3.3%
2001 42.3% 3.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.0 percentage points from 34.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 36.1%, the figure has changed by −3.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1981 to 2025 for Ethiopia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices