Kenya - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) in Kenya was 23.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 38.45 in 1963, while its lowest value was 16.25 in 2009.

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 35.35
1961 34.07
1962 37.57
1963 38.45
1964 36.83
1965 32.42
1966 34.71
1967 33.66
1968 31.71
1969 30.90
1970 30.17
1971 28.16
1972 32.21
1973 31.88
1974 31.30
1975 30.17
1976 33.33
1977 37.01
1978 32.06
1979 30.19
1980 27.79
1981 27.87
1982 28.97
1983 29.87
1984 29.51
1985 28.61
1986 28.78
1987 27.17
1988 25.54
1989 25.96
1990 25.31
1991 24.32
1992 24.78
1993 26.81
1994 28.12
1995 26.35
1996 27.49
1997 27.69
1998 27.74
1999 28.74
2000 28.72
2001 27.85
2002 25.85
2003 25.80
2004 24.93
2005 24.24
2006 20.52
2007 20.59
2008 22.20
2009 16.25
2010 17.57
2011 18.89
2012 18.83
2013 18.62
2014 18.35
2015 19.47
2016 20.03
2017 20.89
2018 20.31
2019 21.17
2020 23.05

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