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

The latest value for Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) in Eswatini was 336,590,300 as of 2020. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 393,950,900 in 2013 and 186,362,000 in 1983.

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
1971 240,101,400
1972 227,611,500
1973 249,797,500
1974 249,797,500
1975 238,786,600
1976 232,870,400
1977 188,662,800
1978 219,065,800
1979 210,027,100
1980 228,162,000
1981 229,254,900
1982 201,645,700
1983 186,362,000
1984 225,803,800
1985 223,503,000
1986 263,930,700
1987 239,937,000
1988 226,789,800
1989 270,011,300
1990 263,692,200
1991 283,181,000
1992 231,307,500
1993 214,957,000
1994 224,820,100
1995 220,416,000
1996 250,796,300
1997 255,411,400
1998 255,015,800
1999 277,405,500
2000 279,568,000
2001 274,544,700
2002 283,832,100
2003 307,902,200
2004 268,283,000
2005 322,161,400
2006 310,606,500
2007 301,010,600
2008 327,966,800
2009 354,911,600
2010 311,169,400
2011 329,138,900
2012 372,059,600
2013 393,950,900
2014 366,034,100
2015 380,088,600
2016 348,132,000
2017 333,186,700
2018 352,748,200
2019 355,891,600
2020 336,590,300

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