IDA blend - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in IDA blend was 22.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 28.41 in 2002, while its lowest value was 16.21 in 1981.

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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1981 16.21
1982 17.73
1983 19.00
1984 21.39
1985 21.71
1986 21.93
1987 22.76
1988 23.82
1989 23.21
1990 22.83
1991 22.78
1992 22.47
1993 21.94
1994 24.16
1995 23.60
1996 23.53
1997 24.92
1998 25.39
1999 24.85
2000 23.41
2001 23.78
2002 28.41
2003 26.85
2004 24.27
2005 23.75
2006 22.46
2007 22.48
2008 22.96
2009 23.03
2010 22.41
2011 22.32
2012 21.67
2013 21.01
2014 20.67
2015 21.40
2016 21.53
2017 21.25
2018 21.08
2019 21.09
2020 22.70

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: Weighted average

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