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

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in Dominica was 61,328,320 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 95,944,010 in 1988 and 48,841,960 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. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1977 82,921,800
1978 92,055,980
1979 61,293,850
1980 60,030,300
1981 71,965,650
1982 73,195,660
1983 73,281,990
1984 77,790,100
1985 73,656,900
1986 86,604,540
1987 90,028,160
1988 95,944,010
1989 80,844,330
1990 88,082,260
1991 87,440,540
1992 89,041,820
1993 88,927,870
1994 84,795,740
1995 77,119,200
1996 81,641,160
1997 79,967,910
1998 78,078,770
1999 75,973,720
2000 75,068,130
2001 70,995,960
2002 69,304,730
2003 65,712,350
2004 65,784,320
2005 65,544,420
2006 66,360,060
2007 61,106,430
2008 69,352,700
2009 70,558,160
2010 64,710,800
2011 69,442,660
2012 74,870,220
2013 78,300,660
2014 78,180,720
2015 76,003,700
2016 83,080,510
2017 67,253,660
2018 48,841,960
2019 59,409,190
2020 61,328,320

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