Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Is Farming Still the Economy? 🇵🇰🇧🇩
How much of the economy is farming? Agriculture's share of GDP in Pakistan and Bangladesh, 1960-2026.
Pakistan: agriculture 43% of GDP (1960) → 23% (2026, trend estimate)
Bangladesh: agriculture 57% of GDP (1960) → 11% (2026, trend estimate)
Agriculture's share of GDP = the value added by farming, forestry and fishing as a percentage of everything the economy produces in a year (GDP). 20% means: of every 100 dollars earned in the country, 20 come from the land and the sea. As countries get richer, factories and services grow faster than farming, so the share falls even when farms produce more.
Data: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 'Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)' (NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS), from national accounts of the national statistical offices, 1960-2025; 2026 = trend estimate (average yearly change of the last 10 years).
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