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

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in Jamaica was 1,004,304,000 as of 2020. Over the past 54 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,049,255,000 in 1996 and 577,317,100 in 1966.

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
1966 577,317,100
1967 584,848,800
1968 614,595,900
1969 642,527,000
1970 717,629,800
1971 740,132,400
1972 861,394,300
1973 811,613,100
1974 782,265,200
1975 779,874,700
1976 729,514,000
1977 712,162,400
1978 716,125,400
1979 703,058,100
1980 662,600,200
1981 679,484,400
1982 688,038,600
1983 703,686,200
1984 697,634,600
1985 665,876,700
1986 676,646,100
1987 729,397,200
1988 750,190,900
1989 801,350,000
1990 845,147,900
1991 908,887,400
1992 926,321,800
1993 921,784,400
1994 974,025,000
1995 1,010,915,000
1996 1,049,255,000
1997 900,851,500
1998 878,412,800
1999 902,302,100
2000 788,107,300
2001 840,696,800
2002 782,433,400
2003 841,651,600
2004 738,584,400
2005 681,110,500
2006 817,174,800
2007 750,923,800
2008 704,614,200
2009 803,109,300
2010 803,292,900
2011 886,014,800
2012 906,562,100
2013 899,639,600
2014 894,847,000
2015 895,085,800
2016 1,010,272,000
2017 974,906,400
2018 1,014,863,000
2019 1,018,939,000
2020 1,004,304,000

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