Agriculture, value added (current US$) - Country Ranking - Africa

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 current U.S. dollars.

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

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Nigeria 104,370,000,000.00 2020
2 Egypt 42,251,000,000.00 2020
3 Ethiopia 38,161,690,000.00 2020
4 Kenya 23,281,210,000.00 2020
5 Algeria 20,496,750,000.00 2020
6 Tanzania 16,686,550,000.00 2020
7 Morocco 13,402,510,000.00 2020
8 Ghana 13,195,800,000.00 2020
9 Côte d'Ivoire 13,119,630,000.00 2020
10 Dem. Rep. Congo 10,173,770,000.00 2020
11 Uganda 8,997,405,000.00 2020
12 South Africa 8,478,581,000.00 2020
13 Cameroon 7,092,544,000.00 2020
14 Mali 6,320,384,000.00 2020
15 Angola 5,541,452,000.00 2020
16 Niger 5,274,590,000.00 2020
17 Chad 5,018,325,000.00 2020
18 Sudan 4,341,812,000.00 2020
19 Benin 4,243,005,000.00 2020
20 Senegal 4,195,851,000.00 2020
21 Tunisia 4,184,126,000.00 2020
22 Guinea 3,711,272,000.00 2020
23 Mozambique 3,585,813,000.00 2020
24 Burkina Faso 3,299,439,000.00 2020
25 Madagascar 3,279,856,000.00 2020
26 Malawi 2,759,936,000.00 2020
27 Rwanda 2,712,875,000.00 2020
28 Sierra Leone 2,417,145,000.00 2020
29 Libya 1,611,638,000.00 2008
30 Mauritania 1,597,608,000.00 2020
31 Togo 1,422,263,000.00 2020
32 Zimbabwe 1,373,171,000.00 2020
33 Liberia 1,247,973,000.00 2020
34 Gabon 1,019,946,000.00 2020
35 Congo 973,338,500.00 2020
36 Namibia 971,820,500.00 2020
37 Burundi 808,617,000.00 2020
38 Central African Republic 765,061,700.00 2020
39 Somalia 575,395,400.00 1990
40 Zambia 539,169,200.00 2020
41 Comoros 453,402,200.00 2020
42 Guinea-Bissau 441,887,000.00 2020
43 The Gambia 383,962,600.00 2020
44 Mauritius 372,202,100.00 2020
45 Eswatini 333,276,400.00 2020
46 Botswana 318,142,100.00 2020
47 Equatorial Guinea 300,139,300.00 2020
48 Eritrea 262,243,900.00 2009
49 Lesotho 117,456,000.00 2020
50 Cabo Verde 82,868,760.00 2020
51 São Tomé and Principe 66,169,230.00 2020
52 Djibouti 44,266,900.00 2020
53 Seychelles 20,000,000.00 2020

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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

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data for OECD countries are based on ISIC, revision 4.