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

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in Bhutan was 342,736,100 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 342,736,100 in 2020 and 100,871,100 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
1980 100,871,100
1981 106,601,500
1982 111,735,600
1983 120,550,200
1984 126,839,000
1985 132,242,100
1986 138,876,800
1987 145,266,900
1988 156,499,800
1989 165,373,900
1990 174,058,100
1991 172,652,200
1992 173,661,400
1993 173,374,000
1994 173,864,700
1995 176,494,500
1996 180,109,400
1997 187,349,100
1998 191,917,900
1999 194,934,900
2000 205,429,800
2001 216,706,700
2002 222,853,500
2003 227,579,900
2004 232,473,100
2005 234,870,100
2006 241,215,900
2007 242,935,400
2008 244,261,600
2009 250,899,800
2010 252,925,200
2011 258,838,200
2012 264,630,300
2013 270,607,200
2014 276,377,900
2015 289,256,800
2016 301,478,100
2017 310,366,500
2018 323,551,900
2019 327,759,400
2020 342,736,100

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