Agriculture, forestry and fishing in Switzerland: 0.6% (Agriculture share of GDP, 2025 · 175th of 194). Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) in Switzerland: 0.6% in 2025, ranking 175th of 194 countries. In 2010 it was 0.7%.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2025
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) in Switzerland for each year from 2010 to 2025, 16 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in % of gdp. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2025 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Switzerland's agriculture share of GDP was 0.6% in 2025, about the same as in 2010.
- The highest value in this period was 0.7% in 2014; the lowest was 0.6% in 2022.
- Recently, the figure has moved up and down over the last three years (2024: 0.6%; 2025: 0.6%).
- That is 3.4 percentage points below the world figure of 4.0%.
- Switzerland has the 175th-highest value of 194 countries with recent data.
- In Western Europe, Switzerland has the 6th-highest value of 8 countries with recent data; the highest is Netherlands (1.7%), and the typical (median) value is 0.8%.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 0.7% in 2010 to 2014, 0.6% in 2015 to 2019 and 0.6% in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 8 of the 15 year-to-year steps and down in 6. The biggest one-year rise came in 2020 (+0.1 percentage points). The biggest one-year fall came in 2015 (−0.1 percentage points). Year to year, the figure typically varied by about 0.0 percentage points around its average of 0.6%, a stable pattern.
Switzerland and its neighbours
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) among 8 countries in Western Europe with recent data, ranked from highest to lowest.
| Rank in region | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | France | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 3 | Austria | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 4 | Germany | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 5 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 0.2% | 2023 |
Switzerland on related measures
- GDP (current US$): $1.0 trillion (2025, 20th-highest of 204 countries)
- GDP growth (annual %): 1.3% (2025, 160th-highest of 204 countries)
- GDP per person (current US$): $114,769 (2025, 6th-highest of 204 countries)
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $): $96,498 (PPP) (2024, 8th-highest of 199 countries)
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$): $110,330 (2025, 2nd-highest of 200 countries)
Global position: Switzerland's figure is higher than 10% of the 194 countries with data for this measure.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Western Europe, where the typical value is 0.8%, Switzerland is close to the regional norm.
About this statistic
The share of GDP produced by agriculture, forestry and fishing. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
For the full definition, caveats and every country ranked, see Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) by country, 2025.
Questions and answers
What is the agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) in Switzerland?
0.6% (Agriculture share of GDP, 2025 · 175th of 194). Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) in Switzerland: 0.6% in 2025, ranking 175th of 194 countries. In 2010 it was 0.7%.
How has agriculture share of GDP in Switzerland changed since 2010?
Switzerland's agriculture share of GDP was 0.6% in 2025, about the same as in 2010. The highest value in this period was 0.7% in 2014; the lowest was 0.6% in 2022.
How this page was made
Generated by Advanton from World Bank, World Development Indicators (2010–2025), data updated 8 November 2026: chart, ranks, comparisons and text are computed from the published figures; no figures are changed. About the data.
Data
| Year | Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6% |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2025. Coverage: Switzerland.
The share of GDP produced by agriculture, forestry and fishing. Shows how much the economy depends on farming, which shapes demand for related products and services.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) by country, 2025
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) in Austria, 2010–2025
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) in Belgium, 2010–2025
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) in Germany, 2010–2025
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP) in France, 2010–2025
- GDP of Switzerland, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in Switzerland, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in Switzerland, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in Switzerland, 2010–2024
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