St. Lucia - Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in St. Lucia was 37,043,960 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 102,062,500 in 1992 and 34,021,990 in 2011.

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
1977 43,759,640
1978 49,070,150
1979 49,053,090
1980 39,479,550
1981 40,804,390
1982 43,088,270
1983 47,194,380
1984 56,590,760
1985 62,115,130
1986 84,342,100
1987 64,554,710
1988 101,960,700
1989 91,550,340
1990 99,352,930
1991 78,722,160
1992 102,062,500
1993 100,231,600
1994 78,340,890
1995 85,100,350
1996 84,593,200
1997 66,386,460
1998 65,518,730
1999 55,887,910
2000 58,128,700
2001 44,373,530
2002 50,319,700
2003 43,118,120
2004 45,108,660
2005 34,561,500
2006 37,877,810
2007 38,915,330
2008 47,629,050
2009 46,205,080
2010 34,989,290
2011 34,021,990
2012 40,213,060
2013 41,792,780
2014 38,184,910
2015 39,084,440
2016 35,814,570
2017 35,013,980
2018 39,514,860
2019 40,930,720
2020 37,043,960

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