Jamaica - Agriculture, value added (current US$)

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (current US$) in Jamaica was $1,199,366,000 as of 2020. Over the past 27 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,199,366,000 in 2020 and $416,015,300 in 1993.

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 current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1993 $416,015,300
1994 $463,822,900
1995 $565,475,600
1996 $591,762,800
1997 $641,246,100
1998 $630,150,500
1999 $593,620,000
2000 $561,186,600
2001 $562,784,400
2002 $538,851,900
2003 $491,679,200
2004 $506,918,600
2005 $583,134,100
2006 $615,098,900
2007 $591,034,800
2008 $671,640,400
2009 $663,264,100
2010 $696,590,800
2011 $815,731,100
2012 $854,582,200
2013 $851,641,300
2014 $830,129,500
2015 $895,085,800
2016 $928,918,000
2017 $982,100,500
2018 $1,037,010,000
2019 $1,111,257,000
2020 $1,199,366,000

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

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