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

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in Belize was 170,594,200 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 254,118,700 in 2005 and 38,259,530 in 1970.

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
1970 38,259,530
1971 40,672,290
1972 42,051,060
1973 44,205,280
1974 47,996,810
1975 49,634,000
1976 44,808,470
1977 59,715,930
1978 62,990,360
1979 61,956,370
1980 62,660,340
1981 64,151,420
1982 67,113,980
1983 64,462,880
1984 65,425,600
1985 65,919,690
1986 62,683,560
1987 73,676,340
1988 73,730,660
1989 78,332,800
1990 87,121,460
1991 91,076,550
1992 102,795,300
1993 107,987,500
1994 111,991,900
1995 111,922,100
1996 120,086,100
1997 128,058,600
1998 130,981,900
1999 145,207,400
2000 161,948,500
2001 161,310,700
2002 162,185,400
2003 225,165,100
2004 246,476,400
2005 254,118,700
2006 237,706,400
2007 188,606,800
2008 207,257,700
2009 210,388,600
2010 226,993,900
2011 217,095,700
2012 230,780,400
2013 244,730,900
2014 250,709,600
2015 222,543,000
2016 173,317,800
2017 188,596,900
2018 183,481,700
2019 175,842,200
2020 170,594,200

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