St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 51,982,990 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 59,603,800 in 1990 and 24,328,670 in 1980.

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 26,671,910
1978 34,136,900
1979 28,192,820
1980 24,328,670
1981 33,872,690
1982 31,113,070
1983 31,597,390
1984 37,170,330
1985 40,487,770
1986 40,580,920
1987 36,728,680
1988 54,409,500
1989 51,264,000
1990 59,603,800
1991 51,508,580
1992 56,489,870
1993 52,104,120
1994 33,698,100
1995 49,081,030
1996 46,865,440
1997 38,891,350
1998 42,403,990
1999 41,263,390
2000 43,645,520
2001 40,672,900
2002 45,351,380
2003 43,060,080
2004 41,455,180
2005 42,378,760
2006 43,867,590
2007 48,752,980
2008 46,961,330
2009 53,986,610
2010 44,362,180
2011 44,311,720
2012 44,765,940
2013 47,440,790
2014 48,752,980
2015 47,037,040
2016 50,065,170
2017 52,336,280
2018 53,850,340
2019 53,244,720
2020 51,982,990

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