China - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in China was 7.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 41.64 in 1968, while its lowest value was 7.04 in 2018.

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
1960 23.18
1961 35.79
1962 38.99
1963 39.85
1964 38.03
1965 37.55
1966 37.18
1967 39.81
1968 41.64
1969 37.52
1970 34.80
1971 33.63
1972 32.42
1973 32.93
1974 33.43
1975 31.95
1976 32.36
1977 28.99
1978 27.69
1979 30.70
1980 29.63
1981 31.32
1982 32.79
1983 32.57
1984 31.54
1985 27.93
1986 26.64
1987 26.32
1988 25.24
1989 24.61
1990 26.58
1991 24.03
1992 21.33
1993 19.31
1994 19.47
1995 19.60
1996 19.33
1997 17.90
1998 17.16
1999 16.06
2000 14.68
2001 13.98
2002 13.30
2003 12.35
2004 12.92
2005 11.64
2006 10.63
2007 10.25
2008 10.17
2009 9.64
2010 9.33
2011 9.18
2012 9.11
2013 8.94
2014 8.64
2015 8.39
2016 8.06
2017 7.46
2018 7.04
2019 7.14
2020 7.65

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