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STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
Percentage share of the services sector in the total GDP of the country is the highest.
As of the year 2004, services sector accounted for 44.5 percent of the total GDP followed by agricultural sector at 40.9 percent.
Major industries in the country are textiles, food processing, chemicals and cement.
Important agricultural products of the country are rice, cattle, sorghum, goats, camels and poultry.
The following table shows percentage share of various sectors in the total GDP in the country over the years.
| % Of GDP |
1984-85 |
1994-95 |
2003-04 |
| Agriculture |
37.3 |
41.4 |
40.9 |
| Industry |
22.5 |
17.5 |
17.2 |
| Manufacturing |
7.3 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
| Services |
44.5 |
42.5 |
44.5 |
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The value additions made by different sectors as the percentage of the total GDP in the country is as follows:
| Value Added (% of GDP) |
2000 |
2003 |
| Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) |
37.8 |
39.9 |
| Industry, value added (% of GDP) |
17.8 |
16.8 |
| Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) |
44.4 |
43.4 |
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