Data for 1983

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983

Name: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983
Creator: World Bank Group
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1983, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983 covers 109 countries. Somalia is highest, at 60.711; Brunei is lowest, at 0.136. The middle country reads 16.259. Against 1982, 106 values changed (43 up, 63 down), 3 countries joined.

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Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP) · Data for 1983

HighestSomalia

60.711

LowestBrunei

0.136

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

109countries
1measure
1983the year it describes
109distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	60.711
2	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	59.731
3	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	56.523
4	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	53.482
5	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	53.382
6	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	53.058
7	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	53.053
8	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	42.441
9	Niger`NER`Western Africa	41.581
10	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.885
11	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	38.203
12	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	38.109
13	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	36.960
14	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	36.565
15	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	33.158
16	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.677
17	India`IND`Southern Asia	32.607
18	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	32.506
19	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	32.289
20	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	31.763
21	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	31.191
22	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	31.181
23	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	31.084
24	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	31.046
25	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	30.101
26	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	29.869
27	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	29.376
28	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	28.476
29	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	27.615
30	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	27.273
31	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	25.342
32	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	24.862
33	Paraguay`PRY`South America	24.787
34	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	24.105
35	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	23.549
36	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	23.193
37	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	22.035
38	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	21.997
39	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	21.882
40	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	21.038
41	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	20.915
42	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	20.223
43	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	20.060
44	Guyana`GUY`South America	19.823
45	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	19.524
46	Bolivia`BOL`South America	19.458
47	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	19.045
48	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	18.762
49	Colombia`COL`South America	18.714
50	Honduras`HND`Central America	18.625
51	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	18.415
52	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	17.028
53	Ecuador`ECU`South America	16.901
54	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	16.627
55	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	16.259
56	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	16.105
57	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	14.991
58	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	14.479
59	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	14.199
60	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	13.932
61	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	13.926
62	Belize`BLZ`Central America	13.790
63	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	13.435
64	Uruguay`URY`South America	13.401
65	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	12.623
66	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	12.378
67	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	12.348
68	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	12.278
69	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	12.057
70	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	11.326
71	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	11.200
72	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	11.057
73	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	10.383
74	Brazil`BRA`South America	10.056
75	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	9.924
76	Argentina`ARG`South America	8.658
77	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	8.059
78	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	7.971
79	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	7.900
80	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	7.583
81	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.569
82	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	7.435
83	Panama`PAN`Central America	7.234
84	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	7.230
85	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.187
86	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	6.500
87	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	6.310
88	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	6.151
89	Venezuela`VEN`South America	6.118
90	Mexico`MEX`Central America	5.935
91	Chile`CHL`South America	5.811
92	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	5.455
93	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	4.598
94	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	4.206
95	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	4.052
96	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3.808
97	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	3.654
98	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	3.454
99	France`FRA`Western Europe	3.396
100	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.970
101	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	2.938
102	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	2.548
103	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2.265
104	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2.132
105	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	2.110
106	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.178
107	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.826
108	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.731
109	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.136

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia60.711
2Ghana59.731
3Nepal56.523
4Burundi53.482
5Micronesia53.382

Lowest

109Brunei0.136
108United Arab Emirates0.731
107Qatar0.826
106Singapore1.178
105Saudi Arabia2.110

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 16.259. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
106values changed, of 106 in both
43 · 63rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Vanuatu17.119 → 23.549+6.430
Kiribati9.326 → 13.926+4.600
Brazil5.649 → 10.056+4.407
Bolivia16.086 → 19.458+3.372
Togo26.882 → 30.101+3.219

Fell most

Mali42.312 → 36.960−5.352
Zimbabwe14.809 → 9.924−4.885
Guinea-Bissau46.760 → 42.441−4.319
Senegal21.199 → 17.028−4.171
Cameroon27.006 → 23.193−3.812

+ Micronesia

+ Indonesia

+ Uruguay

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1983.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 109 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1983). Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-value-added/1983

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07Questions

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983: questions and answers

Which country has the highest Agriculture share of GDP in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983?

Somalia, at 60.711, of the 109 countries in the file.

What year does Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983 describe?

1983.

How many countries does Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983 cover?

109.

Where can I download Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 1983 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), 2025.

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