Cameroon - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in Cameroon was 17.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 33.65 in 1977, while its lowest value was 15.63 in 2006.

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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1965 32.73
1966 31.85
1967 31.13
1968 31.51
1969 30.72
1970 31.36
1971 31.00
1972 31.96
1973 30.79
1974 29.54
1975 29.12
1976 27.61
1977 33.65
1978 31.35
1979 30.82
1980 28.68
1981 27.18
1982 27.01
1983 23.19
1984 21.97
1985 20.59
1986 21.63
1987 23.99
1988 23.94
1989 25.51
1990 23.99
1991 24.26
1992 26.58
1993 18.24
1994 19.61
1995 19.14
1996 18.32
1997 18.97
1998 19.00
1999 18.98
2000 18.12
2001 18.62
2002 18.27
2003 17.47
2004 17.56
2005 16.73
2006 15.63
2007 15.86
2008 16.00
2009 16.39
2010 17.27
2011 16.70
2012 16.66
2013 16.72
2014 16.83
2015 17.21
2016 17.19
2017 16.69
2018 16.50
2019 16.80
2020 17.38

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: Weighted average

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