Vanuatu - Agriculture, value added (current US$)

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (current US$) in Vanuatu was $194,099,800 as of 2018. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $194,099,800 in 2018 and $19,601,280 in 1982.

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
1979 $26,178,770
1980 $21,434,430
1981 $21,082,600
1982 $19,601,280
1983 $27,644,160
1984 $36,259,200
1985 $34,414,140
1986 $28,419,070
1987 $26,645,670
1988 $29,743,550
1989 $29,308,350
1990 $33,068,510
1991 $31,276,860
1992 $31,774,730
1993 $33,993,800
1994 $35,702,930
1995 $38,461,880
1996 $43,152,910
1997 $42,849,740
1998 $68,453,350
1999 $66,589,190
2000 $62,465,810
2001 $60,689,890
2002 $63,722,040
2003 $71,790,300
2004 $86,134,720
2005 $87,975,920
2006 $92,199,260
2007 $108,231,800
2008 $118,232,500
2009 $114,913,900
2010 $131,075,700
2011 $160,647,500
2012 $161,673,200
2013 $163,196,400
2014 $180,691,200
2015 $163,869,400
2016 $169,320,100
2017 $188,071,300
2018 $194,099,800

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