Agricultural Growth in East Asia

Share of Agriculture in Output (% of GDP)

Year                1965 1970 1988 1991

South Asia            44   44   33   31
East Asia             41   35   22   19
Sub-Saharan Africa    43   34   34   31
Latin America         16   13   10    9
HP East Asian Economies                
Indonesia                  45        19
Thailand                   26        12
Malaysia                   29         .
Republic of Korea          26         8
Singapore                   2         0
Hong Kong                   2         0
Japan                       6         3

Note: The geographic regions follow World Development Report norms about reporting countries

World Development Report, Table 3