Agriculture's share of GDP has declined in recent years, falling from 42% in 1989, to 26% in 1999.[1] In 2023, agriculture and forestry accounted for about 12% of Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP).[2] However, agricultural employment was much higher than agriculture's share of GDP; in 2005, approximately 60 percent of the employed labor force was engaged in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.[1] Agricultural products accounted for 30 percent of exports in 2005.[1] The relaxation of the state monopoly on rice exports transformed the country into the world's second or third largest rice exporter.[1] Other cash crops are coffee, cotton, peanuts, rubber, sugarcane, and tea.[1]
- ^ a b c d e Vietnam country profile. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (December 2005). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Vietnam: GDP contribution of agriculture, forestry and fishing sector 2023". Statista.