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

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in Namibia was 846,844,400 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,107,783,000 in 2006 and 506,229,800 in 1983.

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
1980 563,525,400
1981 543,388,500
1982 519,884,200
1983 506,229,800
1984 526,097,100
1985 555,214,000
1986 559,763,600
1987 589,923,600
1988 594,197,500
1989 631,202,200
1990 663,374,000
1991 717,531,600
1992 566,092,500
1993 550,687,900
1994 689,371,200
1995 650,084,300
1996 749,006,800
1997 690,553,700
1998 677,885,300
1999 752,107,200
2000 787,458,800
2001 713,958,900
2002 864,361,500
2003 863,099,300
2004 928,579,000
2005 1,067,682,000
2006 1,107,783,000
2007 1,057,141,000
2008 770,454,200
2009 821,751,900
2010 907,462,800
2011 916,836,000
2012 991,315,500
2013 799,518,100
2014 850,154,900
2015 753,837,800
2016 769,874,000
2017 792,269,200
2018 823,966,500
2019 797,922,300
2020 846,844,400

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