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Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added (US$)

Value added by farming, forestry and fishing in current US dollars.

Why it matters

The size of the farm economy in money terms, for sizing agribusiness, input and agri-finance markets.

Read with care

Current dollars move with exchange rates as well as output.

Source

World Bank

US$. 54 African countries, 1990 to 2025.

Agriculture (US$): highest in Angola, lowest in Seychelles

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added (US$), US$. Latest year available, 2025. 16 of 16 countries have data.

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Ranked: agriculture (US$)iWhy it mattersThe size of the farm economy in money terms, for sizing agribusiness, input and agri-finance markets.

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$0$10bn$20bn$30bnAngola$30.8bnTanzania$20.7bnSouth Africa$12.1bnDRC$8.1bnMozambique$5.7bnZimbabwe$4.9bnMalawi$4.5bnMadagascar$4.3bnZambia$1.2bnNamibia$1.1bnMauritius$745.9mComoros$663.9mBotswana$355.0mEswatini$330.7mLesotho$166.9mSeychelles$62.2mmedian $2.7bn
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How spread out SADC is
Median $2.7bnLog scaleLowest: Seychelles $62.2mHighest: Angola $30.8bn

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Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added (US$) against income per person

Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.

$0.0$5.0bn$10.0bn$15.0bn$20.0bn$25.0bn$30.0bn$35.0bn$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)Agriculture (US$)DRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueMadagascarZambiaZimbabwe
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Table

The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.
RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1Angola$30.8bn2025up 249% since 2020A
2Tanzania$20.7bn2025up 24% since 2020A
3South Africa$12.1bn2025up 39% since 2020A
4DRC$8.1bn2025up 27% since 2020A
5Mozambique$5.7bn2025up 49% since 2020A
6Zimbabwe$4.9bn2025down 27% since 2020A
7Malawi$4.5bn2025up 52% since 2020A
8Madagascar$4.3bn2025up 32% since 2020A
9Zambia$1.2bn2025up 120% since 2020A
10Namibia$1.1bn2025up 9% since 2020A
11Mauritius$745.9m2025up 108% since 2020A
12Comoros$663.9m2025up 51% since 2020A
13Botswana$355.0m2025up 7% since 2020A
14Eswatini$330.7m2025up 5% since 2020A
15Lesotho$166.9m2025up 53% since 2020A
16Seychelles$62.2m2025up 129% since 2020A