Agricultural GDP share among G20 nations

Below are the list of major G20 nations by agricultural labor force. In India, around 44% of people are associated with agriculture and agriculture contributes 15.4% of our GDP. One hand agriculture is the primary source of livelihood on the other hand we are the worst performer among G20 nations in Global Hunger Index.

Some of the countries with highest share of agricultural population are -

Ethiopia (73%), Gabon (64%), Gambia (75%), Ghana (45%), Kenya (61%), Laos (73%), Mozambique (75%), Senegal (78%), Sierra Leone (62%), Somalia (71%).


Just a small comparison-

India is World's largest rice exporter with 35.2% of total rice export of the World. The total export value was $7.1 billion in FY19.

India's Automobile component export worth $15.16 billion in FY19. India just has one company in Top 100 in "Automotive News Ranking", named Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group B.V. ranked #21 in terms of total revenue (worth $11.765 billion in 2018).



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