Congo - Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in Congo was 714,895,200 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 768,033,300 in 2017 and 173,071,700 in 1965.

Definition: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3 or 4. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 188,233,700
1961 181,511,100
1962 182,603,300
1963 183,879,500
1964 191,910,000
1965 173,071,700
1966 187,402,900
1967 199,528,800
1968 208,347,400
1969 201,733,300
1970 219,371,100
1971 227,088,100
1972 235,906,700
1973 244,726,000
1974 253,544,600
1975 262,363,800
1976 250,237,900
1977 260,158,600
1978 259,056,400
1979 275,592,100
1980 296,529,900
1981 309,564,300
1982 325,042,400
1983 339,706,100
1984 334,003,600
1985 336,447,500
1986 339,176,500
1987 372,471,000
1988 397,203,600
1989 412,209,300
1990 418,726,400
1991 378,901,700
1992 404,132,100
1993 364,773,600
1994 353,149,900
1995 375,999,300
1996 378,029,700
1997 381,019,800
1998 387,427,100
1999 362,326,600
2000 378,135,600
2001 408,471,900
2002 443,508,200
2003 471,280,900
2004 493,926,300
2005 515,717,200
2006 522,897,600
2007 515,748,900
2008 553,010,900
2009 555,919,700
2010 577,459,700
2011 606,229,700
2012 702,130,800
2013 727,976,300
2014 727,713,700
2015 705,574,600
2016 704,886,800
2017 768,033,300
2018 759,227,500
2019 760,850,600
2020 714,895,200

Development Relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions.

Limitations and Exceptions: Among the difficulties faced by compilers of national accounts is the extent of unreported economic activity in the informal or secondary economy. In developing countries a large share of agricultural output is either not exchanged (because it is consumed within the household) or not exchanged for money. Agricultural production often must be estimated indirectly, using a combination of methods involving estimates of inputs, yields, and area under cultivation. This approach sometimes leads to crude approximations that can differ from the true values over time and across crops for reasons other than climate conditions or farming techniques. Similarly, agricultural inputs that cannot easily be allocated to specific outputs are frequently "netted out" using equally crude and ad hoc approximations.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) represents the sum of value added by all its producers. Value added is the value of the gross output of producers less the value of intermediate goods and services consumed in production, before accounting for consumption of fixed capital in production. The United Nations System of National Accounts calls for value added to be valued at either basic prices (excluding net taxes on products) or producer prices (including net taxes on products paid by producers but excluding sales or value added taxes). Both valuations exclude transport charges that are invoiced separately by producers. Total GDP is measured at purchaser prices. Value added by industry is normally measured at basic prices.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Base Period: 2010

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data for OECD countries are based on ISIC, revision 4.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts