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

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in Botswana was 309,773,800 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 315,250,900 in 2019 and 52,477,410 in 1960.

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
1960 52,477,410
1961 53,769,960
1962 55,708,790
1963 57,647,600
1964 59,748,010
1965 55,505,070
1966 65,448,810
1967 72,190,300
1968 84,830,620
1969 85,729,500
1970 84,268,830
1971 106,066,400
1972 133,931,300
1973 175,672,400
1974 192,863,300
1975 183,098,500
1976 189,034,000
1977 192,119,600
1978 185,755,600
1979 180,720,100
1980 172,170,500
1981 165,613,700
1982 156,635,500
1983 135,572,200
1984 124,022,800
1985 129,551,100
1986 131,843,800
1987 168,934,900
1988 202,019,100
1989 196,319,300
1990 202,233,400
1991 207,761,700
1992 209,947,300
1993 204,798,200
1994 198,531,600
1995 241,110,300
1996 233,327,700
1997 217,142,100
1998 206,239,000
1999 223,984,800
2000 193,042,400
2001 214,641,900
2002 170,672,100
2003 205,019,800
2004 205,988,600
2005 200,832,500
2006 227,598,800
2007 255,445,700
2008 260,487,900
2009 277,087,200
2010 293,204,700
2011 293,717,900
2012 268,658,000
2013 272,230,100
2014 271,274,400
2015 263,550,200
2016 304,165,500
2017 277,538,000
2018 306,150,400
2019 315,250,900
2020 309,773,800

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